Evaluation of community response to wind turbine-related noise in Western New York State

Noise and Health

Volumn 16, Issue 71, 2014, Pages 228-239

  Magari, Shannon R ^a   Smith, Clinton E ^a   Schiff, Martin ^b   Rohr, Annette C ^c  

^a Colden Corporation ^*  (United States)

^b Lally Acoustical Consulting   (United States)

^c ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental noise; infrasound; wind turbine health effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENERGY RESOURCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER; UNITED STATES; WIND;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; NOISE; POWER PLANTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WIND;

EID: 84905719075     PISSN: 14631741     EISSN: 19984030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.137060     Document Type: Article

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