Letters re: wind turbine noise seminar and Communities should be able to say no to wind farms

Posted Category: Energy Security, Low Frequency Noise

Dear Sir, I attended a conference in Glasgow on 22nd September on infrasound in relation to wind turbines and the effect on people’s health. A concerned group of acousticians have bravely formed an Independent Noise Working Group because of their concerns that a proportion of people living in proximity of turbines report similar symptoms of […]

WIND TURBINE NOISE – Seminar review and up date

Posted Category: Health, Low Frequency Noise, Wind turbine Noise

WIND TURBINE NOISE RADISSON BLU GLASGOW 22nd September 2017 Speakers left to right: Dr J Yelland, Melvin Grosvenor, Professor M Alves Pereria, M Patrick Dugast. Presentations: Melvin Grosvenor Independent Noise Working Group (INWG) M Patrick Dugast LCF Acoustique Expert  Acoustique  et Vibrations Dr John Yelland MA DPhil (Oxon) MInstP FIET MIOA AMASA Professor Mariana Alves […]

Affected by Wind Turbine Noise?

Posted Category: Health, Low Frequency Noise, News, Wind turbine Noise

If you are affected by windturbine noise why-will-keeping-a-journal-help If you live close to a windfarm and you feel it may be affecting your health and your sleep, in some way, then there is something YOU can do about it Windfarm Noise Alert and keeping a Diary general There are many new windfarms about to begin operation […]

Update on Windfarm Noise Issues and the Guideline Development Group for the WHO Environmental noise guidelines for the European Region

Posted Category: Health, Low Frequency Noise, News

Open Letter to the members of the panel developing the WHO Environmental Noise Guidelines for the European Region All those involved in alerting the WHO to the scale of effects being suffered have so often had their experiences dismissed or ignored. The domino effect of this is that reports are not reaching those who need […]

Letter to the World Health Organisation(WHO) re. 2016 Noise Guidelines

Posted Category: Aarhus, Health, Low Frequency Noise

Letter to the World Health Organisation. European guidelines on acceptable levels of noise impact have remained unchanged for almost twenty years. Wind turbines meanwhile have doubled in size increasing their potential to cause noise nuisance. The WHO is currently developing guidelines for the European region to protect public health from environmental noise including that from […]