Wind turbines and health
There is much anecdotal evidence that noise from wind turbines causes problems for those living near several wind developments in Britain. Turbines are regularly switched off to protect those living or working nearby from the effects of shadow flicker.
Both the wind developments and the turbines themselves are increasing in size and applications are being considered for the erection of turbines only 400 metres from dwellings. All the documents in this section are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.  - Noise radiation from wind turbines installed near homes: Effects on health (with an annotated review of research and related issues)
by Barbara J. Frey BA, MA and Peter J. Haddon, BSc, FRICS
Official and corporate documentation often states that noise from wind turbines is insignificant even when they are built close to homes. However, once built, many living near wind turbines find the noise intrusive, with an adverse impact on their quality of life and/or their health. Struck by this discrepancy, the authors independently researched the scientific evidence of the possible effects of noise on people when developers build wind turbines too close to homes. Ms Frey is a retired biomedical librarian and medical library director. Mr Hadden is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. 137pps. - ETSU-R-97 Why it is Wrong
by Dick Bowdler, BSc, CEng, CPhys, FIOA, FCIBSE, MCIArb
New Acoustics, 2005
A further analysis of ETSU-R-97 which should have been revised six years ago. - Do wind turbines produce significant low frequency sound levels?
by G.P. Van Den Berg
presented to the `11th International Meeting on Low Frequency Noise and Vibration and its Control`, Maastricht, 2004
This paper explores the nature of low frequency wind turbine sound. - Perception and annoyance due to wind turbine noise – a dose response relationship
by Eja Pedersen and Kerstin Persson Waye, "Dept. of Environmental Medicine", University of Gothenberg
published by the `Acoustical Society of America`, 2004
The study sought to evaluate the prevalence of annoyance due to wind turbine noise and to study dose?response relationships. - Noise annoyance from wind turbines
a review by Eja Pedersen, Halmstad University
published by the `Swedish Environmental Protection Agency`, 2003
The report reviews the perception and annoyance levels at noise from wind turbines in residential and recreational areas in Sweden. - Inadequate standards currently applied by local authorities to determine statutory nuisance from LF and infrasound
by Hazel Guest, `UK Noise Association`
published by the `Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Active Control`, 2003
The paper examines the barriers met by those who complain to their local authorities about low frequency noise. - Wind turbines at night: acoustical practise and sound
research by Frits G.P. Van Den Berg
presented at `Euronoise`, Naples, 2003
At low surface wind speeds, such as often occur at night, wind turbine noise levels may be up to 15 or 18 dB higher than expected - Wind turbine noise emission: wind speed measurements below hub height give poor accuracy
by Erik Rudolphi
`Ingemansson Technology AB`, 2003
This paper highlights a case where wind speed measurements below hub height would have caused significant errors - PAN 45—Assessment of Windfarm Noise
by Dick Bowdler, BSc, CEng, CPhys, FIOA, FCIBSE, MCIArb
New Acoustics, 2001
The level of noise from wind developments deemed acceptable in planning guidelines has been wrongly assessed. - The Peculiarities of Wind Turbine Acoustic Noise Radiation and Measurement
by E.A. Lazarchuk
published by the `Russian Acoustical Society`, 2001
An empiric equation for wind turbine acoustic power where the wind turbine has a horizontal main shaft and three blades. - Low Frequency Noise
Technical Research Support for "DEFRA Noise Programme", Casella Stanger
published, 2001
Described by the authors as an update of the (then) current information available concerning low frequency noise.
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