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Noise from wind turbines causes health problems in nearby residents.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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4 sources for · 4 against

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Is it true that noise from wind turbines causes health problems in nearby residents?

Partly. Peer-reviewed reviews and surveys point both ways: some report that audible turbine noise is associated with annoyance, sleep disturbance and stress-related symptoms in nearby residents, while others find measured infrasound below hearing thresholds and no empirical support for serious health effects, with one review attributing complaints to nocebo effects. No placed source settles causation at the strength the claim asserts.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 4 sources for, 4 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 4
Wind Turbine Noise
2021
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Wind Turbine Noise. (2021). open.canada.ca. https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/614f3884-cf33-4a9d-b724-a81111b24baf

Evidence against · 4
Are wind turbines harmful to human health?
2013
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Are wind turbines harmful to human health?. (2013). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/15679/are-wind-turbines-harmful-to-human-health

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Properly Interpreting the Epidemiologic Evidence About the Health Effects of Industrial Wind Turbines on Nearby Residents
2011
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Phillips, C. V. (2011). Properly Interpreting the Epidemiologic Evidence About the Health Effects of Industrial Wind Turbines on Nearby Residents. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1177/0270467611412554

Adverse health effects of industrial wind turbines -
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Adverse health effects of industrial wind turbines - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3653647/

Industrial wind turbines and adverse health effects.
2014
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Industrial wind turbines and adverse health effects.. (2014). pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24398354

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Infrasound and low frequency noise from wind turbines: exposure and health effects
2011
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Infrasound and low frequency noise from wind turbines: exposure and health effects. (2011). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/6/3/035103

Should limit values be set for infrasound caused by wind turbines?
2025
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M, P., T, W., A, D., & P, M. (2025). Should limit values be set for infrasound caused by wind turbines?. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02422

The Pattern of Complaints about Australian Wind Farms Does Not Match the Establishment and Distribution of Turbines: Support for the Psychogenic, ‘Communicated Disease’ Hypothesis
2013
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Chapman, S., George, A. S., Waller, K., & Cakic, V. (2013). The Pattern of Complaints about Australian Wind Farms Does Not Match the Establishment and Distribution of Turbines: Support for the Psychogenic, ‘Communicated Disease’ Hypothesis. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076584

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