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Health and Safety
Noise - Well-documented research by acoustics and sound experts such as Geoff Leventhall has shown that low-frequency infra-sound noise can have a detrimental effect on health. Problems ranging from sleeplessness, inability to concentrate to a range of mental disorders have been found. These cases are so well-documented that DEFRA has commissioned further research at Salford University.
Europe - Denmark has now withdrawn givernment subsidies to land-based
wind-farms.
USA - Many states have now adopted a policy whereby wind-farms must be
sited more than 2 km from the nearest human habitat.
Shadow Flicker - The strobe like affect generated by the sun shining through the moving blades may trigger epileptic fits in those susceptible to this condition. It may also have a disorientating affect up to 2km away.
Horses can also be affected .
Safety - Turbine problems may result in broken blades. Documented cases have shown that these have been hurled great distances.
Ice - Ice from the blades may cause a similar problem to walkers and riders .
Exclusion Zone - Germany now operates a 500 metre exclusion zone around many of its wind farms as a safety precaution!
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