Environmental impacts of wind energy applications: "Myth or reality?"

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 326-337

  Kaldellis, J K ^a   Kavadias, K A ^a   Paliatsos, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Air Pollution; Avian Mortality; Climate Change; Environmental Impact; Noise Emissions; Visual Impact; Wind Energy

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NOISE; WIND POWER;

GREECE;

AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 0037986530     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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