Wind turbine syndrome - An alternative view

Acoustics Australia

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-71

  Bowdler, Dick ^a  

^a Haven   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFRASOUND; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; REAL PROBLEMS; TURBINE NOISE; WIND FARM; WIND TURBINE NOISE;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

ACOUSTIC NOISE;

EID: 84859766894     PISSN: 08146039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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