Wind Turbines and Human Impacts
McFadden - Wind Turbines: A Brief Health Overview
Cowen - Wind Turbine Generator Noise Issues (PSC REF#:132583)
Hesselbach - Setback and Siting Analysis, a Case Study: Glacier Hills Wind Park (PSC REF#:132584)
Kielisch - Wind Turbines and Property Value (PSC REF#:133062)
Wind Turbines: A Brief Health Overview
Presentation made to the Wisconsin Wind Siting Council on May 17, 2010 (449 Kb pdf)
by Jevon D. McFadden, MD, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemic Intelligence Service
Wisconsin Department of Health Services,
Division of Public Health,
Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Health
Outline of presentation
- Human health issues
- Shadow flicker
- Noise and human health
- Low frequency sound & Infrasound
- Wind turbine noise and human health
- Sleep disturbance
- Studies of wind turbine noise and health
- What can epidemiology tell us?
- World Health Organization guidelines
- Strategies for going forward
Wind Turbines and Sound
Sound Rating - Decibel Scale
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Decibel Rating is a logarithmic unit of measurement that expresses the magnitude of sound intensity relative to a reference level (hearing threshold)
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Observational Thresholds of Health Effects
Sources
Decibel Scale Image Source: http://vancouver.ca/engsvcs/projects/soundsmart/images/dbScale2-2-2.jpg
Table of Examples of Long-term Effects Related to Noise Exposure : Public Health Madison and Dane County Report November 25, 2009 "Potential Health Effects of Noise Exposure" http://www.publichealthmdc.com/publications/documents/NoiseHealthEffectsReport.pdf
Wind Turbine Generator Noise Issues
Presentation made to the Wisconsin Wind Siting Council on June 2, 2010 (PSC REF#:132583)
by James P. Cowan, INCE Bd.Cert., Principal Engineer, Acoustics and Noise Control
