Wind Turbines and Health: A Critical Review of the Scientific Literature

McCunney, R.; Mundt, K.; Colby, W.; Dobie, R; Kaliski, K.; Blais, M. (2014). Wind Turbines and Health: A Critical Review of the Scientific Literature. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 56(11), 108-130.https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000313

@article{McCunney-2014-2095192,
author = {McCunney, R and Mundt, K and Colby, W and Dobie, R and Kaliski, K and Blais, M},
title = {Wind Turbines and Health: A Critical Review of the Scientific Literature},
journal = {Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine},
year = {2014},
month = {nov},
publisher = {Lippincott Williams & Wilkins},
volume = {56},
number = {11},
pages = {108--130},
doi = {10.1097/JOM.0000000000000313},
url = {https://journals.lww.com/joem/fulltext/2014/11000/wind_turbines_and_health__a_critical_review_of_the.9.aspx},
keywords = {Wind Energy, Noise, Human Dimensions, Health & Safety},
}

TY - JOUR
TI - Wind Turbines and Health: A Critical Review of the Scientific Literature
AU - McCunney, R
AU - Mundt, K
AU - Colby, W
AU - Dobie, R
AU - Kaliski, K
AU - Blais, M
T2 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
AB - Objective: This review examines the literature related to health effects of wind turbines.Methods: We reviewed literature related to sound measurements near turbines, epidemiological and experimental studies, and factors associated with annoyance.Results: (1) Infrasound sound near wind turbines does not exceed audibility thresholds. (2) Epidemiological studies have shown associations between living near wind turbines and annoyance. (3) Infrasound and low-frequency sound do not present unique health risks. (4) Annoyance seems more strongly related to individual characteristics than noise from turbines.Discussion: Further areas of inquiry include enhanced noise characterization, analysis of predicted noise values contrasted with measured levels postinstallation, longitudinal assessments of health pre- and postinstallation, experimental studies in which subjects are “blinded” to the presence or absence of infrasound, and enhanced measurement techniques to evaluate annoyance.
DA - 2014/11//
PY - 2014
PB - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
VL - 56
IS - 11
SP - 108
EP - 130
UR - https://journals.lww.com/joem/fulltext/2014/11000/wind_turbines_and_health__a_critical_review_of_the.9.aspx
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000313
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Noise
KW - Human Dimensions
KW - Health & Safety
ER -