| Title |
Health effects and wind turbines: A review of the literature
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Environmental Health, September 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1476-069x-10-78 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Loren D Knopper, Christopher A Ollson |
| Abstract |
Wind power has been harnessed as a source of power around the world. Debate is ongoing with respect to the relationship between reported health effects and wind turbines, specifically in terms of audible and inaudible noise. As a result, minimum setback distances have been established world-wide to reduce or avoid potential complaints from, or potential effects to, people living in proximity to wind turbines. People interested in this debate turn to two sources of information to make informed decisions: scientific peer-reviewed studies published in scientific journals and the popular literature and internet. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 39 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 18% |
| Australia | 4 | 10% |
| Canada | 3 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 5% |
| Finland | 2 | 5% |
| Mexico | 1 | 3% |
| Latvia | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 19 | 49% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 35 | 90% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 5% |
| Scientists | 1 | 3% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 354 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
| Poland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 345 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 60 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 57 | 16% |
| Researcher | 48 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 48 | 14% |
| Other | 23 | 6% |
| Other | 46 | 13% |
| Unknown | 72 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 66 | 19% |
| Engineering | 54 | 15% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 22 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 19 | 5% |
| Other | 79 | 22% |
| Unknown | 87 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
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