Infrasound and low frequency noise from wind turbines: Exposure and health effects

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Bolin, Karl ^a   Bluhm, Gösta ^b   Eriksson, Gabriella ^c   Nilsson, Mats E ^b,d  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH NATIONAL ROAD AND TRANSPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

infrasound; low frequency noise; wind turbine noise

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053513091     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/6/3/035103     Document Type: Article

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