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Assessment of Noise Effects of Wind Turbine on the General Health of Staff at Wind Farm of Manjil, Iran Publisher



Abbasi M1 ; Monazzam MR1 ; Zakerian SA1 ; Ebrahimi MH3 ; Dehghan SF1 ; Akbarzadeh A2
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  1. 1. Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Amir Abad, Keshavarz Boulevard, Tehran, 19392, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Occupational and Environmental Health Research Center, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran

Source: Journal of Low Frequency Noise Vibration and Active Control Published:2016


Abstract

The low-frequency noise generated by wind turbines is known as one of the risk factors for health. The aim of this study was to study the noise effect of wind turbine on the general health of staff at Manjil wind farm. For this purpose, workers were divided into three groups: maintenance, security, and office staff. Equivalent sound levels were measured for each group. Individual's health data were assessed using the 28-item General Health Questionnaire. Pearson correlation, analysis of variance, and multiple regression tests were used for data analysis in the R software. Statistical analysis results showed that the noise exposure is significantly correlated to all sub-scales of general health, except for depression. The low-frequency noise from wind turbines can cause harmful effects on the health of workers that are too close to the wind turbine and receive very intense noise. ©The Author(s) 2016.
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