Electromagnetic fields and other physical factors around wind power generators (pilot study)

Environmentalist

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-168

  Israel, M ^a   Ivanova, P ^b   Ivanova, M ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY PLEVEN   (Bulgaria)

^b National Center of Public Health Protection Bulgaria   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Electric and magnetic field; Environment; Noise; Vibrations; Wind power generators

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EUROPEAN UNION; MAGNETIC FIELD; NOISE; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; VIBRATION; WIND POWER;

BULGARIA;

EID: 79956131570     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-011-9315-z     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. BNS 12. 1. 002-78: labor protection. Electrical fields from power frequency currents at voltage 400 kV and more. General requirements for safety.
2. Bulgarian National Standard (BNS) ISO 2631-1: mechanical vibration and shock-Evaluation of human exposure to whole-body vibration. General requirements.
3. Council Recommendation of 12 July 1999 on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields (0 Hz to 300 GHz), 1999/519/EC.
4. Directive 2003/10/EC on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (noise).
5. Israel M, Ivanova M, Vatsov M et al (2001) Power frequency electric and magnetic fields in hydroelectric stations. In: Proceeding of the Eastern European regional meeting and workshop "measurements and criteria for standard harmonization in the field of EMF exposure" and WHO EMF standards harmonization meeting, Varna, Bulgaria, 28 April-3 May, pp. 193-197.
6. Israel M, Zaryabova M, Ivanova M, Shalamanova T, Ivanova P (2008) Risk of electromagnetic human exposure in Bulgaria and policy for its limitation. J Public Health, vol. 2, NCPHP, Sofia.
7. Ordinance No. 7/1992 for hygienic requirements for health protection of the urban environment (State Gazette 46/1992).
8. Ordinance No. 7/1999 for the minimal requirements for providing healthy and safety work conditions on working places and on use of the working equipment (State Gazette, No. 88/1999).
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10. Ordinance No. 6/2005 for the minimal requirements for providing health and safety of workers on risks, connected to exposure to noise (State Gazette No. 70, 2005).
11. Ordinance No. 6/2006 for the indicators of noise in the environment, accounting the degree of discomfort during the different parts of 24-hours, limit values of the noise indicators in the environment, methods for assessment of the noise indicators and of the harmful effects on the general publics health (State Gazette No. 58, 2006).
12. Ordinance No. 9/2010 for the maximal permissible values of the vibrations in the living premises (State Gazette 17/2010).