“Wind Turbines and Health

作者：Robert J. McCunney, Kenneth A. Mundt, W D Colby, Robert A. Dobie, Kenneth Kaliski, Mark A. Blais · 发表于：Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine · 年份：2015 · DOI：10.1097/jom.0000000000000559 · 被引用次数：4 · 研究领域：Noise Effects and Management、Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control

WIND TURBINES AND HEALTH: AN INFORMED OPINION Response to May and McMurtry Letter We welcome the commentary to our critical review on whether living near wind turbines may adversely affect health.1 We note that May and McMurtry neither indicate that we misinterpreted any of the scientific literature we cited nor identify any peer-reviewed article of pertinence that we failed to identify in our critical review of the peer reviewed literature. In contrast, May and McMurtry use their response to our review as a forum to address issues of their personal concern to them about wind energy. Little, if any, commentary is directed to our methods, assessment, and recommendations. We have chosen not to engage in editorial debate on non-health-related aspects of wind energy, such as the repeated allusions May and McMurtry make to wind turbine “proponents” and “opponents,” of which we are neither. As described in detail below, their “letter” would have been more appropriate as an editorial or opinion piece because little of their commentary is directed to our review and when the comments are directed to the review, are often incorrect. Responses to the letter follow. May and McMurtry state: “Modern IWT do produce ILFN. [Infrasound low frequency noise.] The counterclaims by the proponents of IWT and their paid experts lack credibility.” It is unclear to whom May and McMurtry refer when they describe “proponents” and “paid experts.” If directed toward our scientific review, they apparently ...