Health aspects associated with wind turbine noise: Results from three field studies
2011 (English)In: Noise Control Engineering Journal, ISSN 0736-2501, E-ISSN 2168-8710, Vol. 59, no 1, p. 47-53Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Wind farms are a new source of environmental noise. The impact of wind turbine noise on health and well-being has not yet been well-established and remains under debate. Long-term effects, especially, are not known, because of the short time wind turbines have been operating and the relatively few people who have so far been exposed to wind turbine noise. As the rate of new installations increases, so does the number of people being exposed to wind turbine noise and the importance of identifying possible adverse health effects. Data from three cross-sectional studies comprising A-weighted sound pressure levels of wind turbine noise, and subjectively measured responses from 1,755 people, were used to systematically explore the relationships between sound levels and aspects of health and well-being. Consistent findings, that is, where all three studies showed the same result, are presented, and possible associations between wind turbine noise and human health are discussed.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.: Institute of Noise Control Engineering , 2011. Vol. 59, no 1, p. 47-53
Keywords [en]
Adverse health effects, Cross-sectional study, Environmental noise, Field studies, Human health, Long-term effects, New sources, Sound level, Sound pressure level, Wind farm, Wind turbine noise
National Category
Public Health, Global Health and Social Medicine
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-16302DOI: 10.3397/1.3533898ISI: 000288368300006Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-79952961584OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-16302DiVA, id: diva2:442680
2011-09-222011-09-222025-10-01Bibliographically approved