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If anyone asks, the list of the twelve experts on the panel are listed at the end.

WHERE THEY SAY TUR I!ES ARE T"" !"ISY Noise Disads have No Evidence and are Non Unique Wind Turbine Sound and Health Effects, an expert Panel Review, December 2 ! #ollowin$ review, analysis, and dis%&ssion, the panel rea%hed a$ree'ent on three key points( ) There is nothin$ &ni*&e a+o&t the so&nds and vi+rations e'itted +y wind t&r+ines. ) The +ody of a%%&'&lated knowled$e a+o&t so&nd and health is s&+stantial. ) The +ody of a%%&'&lated knowled$e provides no eviden%e that the a&di+le or s&+a&di+le so&nds e'itted +y wind t&r+ines have any dire%t adverse physiolo$i%al effe%ts. The so&nd levels are si'ilar to the a'+ient noise levels in &r+an environ'ents. A s'all 'inority of those exposed report annoyan%e and stress asso%iated with noise per%eption. In %on%l&sion( ,. So&nd fro' wind t&r+ines does not pose a risk of hearin$ loss or any other adverse health effe%t in h&'ans. -. S&+a&di+le, low fre*&en%y so&nd and infraso&nd fro' wind t&r+ines do not present a risk to h&'an health. .. So'e people 'ay +e annoyed at the presen%e of so&nd fro' wind t&r+ines. Annoyan%e is not a patholo$i%al entity. It's Not Even Worth Discussing Wind Turbine Sound and Health Effects, an expert Panel Review, December 2 ! A%%ordin$ly, alle$ations of adverse health effe%ts fro' wind t&r+ines are as yet &nproven. /anel 'e'+ers a$ree that the n&'+er and &n%ontrolled nat&re of existin$ %ase reports of adverse health effe%ts alle$ed to +e asso%iated with wind t&r+ines are ins&ffi%ient to advo%ate for f&ndin$ f&rther st&dies. I# THEY RI!0 U/ WI!1 TUR I!E SY!1R"2E "Wind Turbine Syndrome" is a Farce Wind Turbine Sound and Health Effects, an expert Panel Review, December 2 ! This report s&''ari3es a n&'+er of physi%al and psy%holo$i%al varia+les that 'ay infl&en%e adverse rea%tions. In parti%&lar, the panel %onsidered 4wind t&r+ine syndro'e5 and vi+roa%o&sti% disease, whi%h have +een %lai'ed as %a&ses of adverse health effe%ts. The eviden%e indi%ates that 4wind t&r+ine syndro'e5 is +ased on 'isinterpretation of physiolo$i% data and that the feat&res of the so6%alled syndro'e are 'erely a s&+set of annoyan%e rea%tions. The eviden%e for vi+roa%o&sti% disease 7tiss&e infla''ation and fi+rosis asso%iated with so&nd expos&re8 is extre'ely d&+io&s at levels of so&nd asso%iated with wind t&r+ines. The st&dy was prepared for A'eri%an Wind Ener$y Asso%iation and the 9anadian Wind Ener$y Asso%iation panel was %o'prised of( W. 1avid 9ol+y, 2.1. Ro+ert 1o+ie, 2.1. 0eoff :eventhall, /h.1., 9ons&ltant in !oise ;i+ration and A%o&sti%s 1avid 2. :ips%o'+, /h.1. Ro+ert <. 2%9&nney, 2.1. 2i%hael T. Seilo, /h.1. /rofessor of A&diolo$y, Western Washin$ton University o S=nder$aard, 2.S%.

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