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Infrasound Health Hazards Reported By Scientific Studies

Source Reference from Published Scientific Toxicology Studies

Frequency

(Hz)

Amplitude

(dB)

1

Annoyance and outbursts of anger

65%

ALL FREQUENCIES

ALL AMPLITUDES

Ø Baliatsas C, van Kamp I, van Poll R, Yzermans J. “Health effects from low-frequency noise and infrasound in the general population: Is it time to listen?” Sci Total Environ. 2016 Jul 1 557-558: 163-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.065

Ø Broner, N “The effects of low frequency noise on people—A review” J. Sound Vib. 58(4): 483-500, 1978.

Ø Manitoulin Coalition for Safe Energy Alternatives “Infrasound”. http://www.mcsea.ca/faqs/infrasound/

Ø Health Effects Related to Wind Turbine Noise Exposure: A Systematic Review.

Ø More details in Supplementary Table 1 (at the end): Relation between annoyance and sound exposure to wind turbines. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/figure?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0114183.t001

2

Severe Depression

4%

0.50 to 10 Hz

80 dB

Ø Ryan Littlefield, “The psychoacoustic effect of infrasonic, sonic and ultrasonic frequencies within non-lethal military warfare techniques” June 11, 2016.

Ø https://littlefield.co/the-psychoacoustic-effect-of-infrasonic-sonic-and-ultrasonic-frequencies-within-non-lethal-cf05e1fd8673

3

Depression

41%

4

Anxiety related disorders

26%

5

PTSD

6%

1 - 10 Hz

60 - 135 dB

Ø Senator Doug Cameron, Chair, Senate Inquiry into “Excessive Noise from Wind farms Bill” 22nd November, 2012, The Waubra Foundation. PO Box 7112 Banyule LPO Victoria, 3804 Australia.

6

Suicidal ideation

12%

Data not Reported

Data not reported

Ø Broner, N Page 1, Para 2 “The effects of low frequency noise on people—A review” J. Sound Vib. 58(4): 483-500, 1978.

Ø PSI Encyclopedia “Infrasound”. https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/infrasound

7

Difficulty in concentration

52%

17 Hz

14 dB

Ø Karpova, N.I., Alekseev, S.V., Erokhin, V.N., Kadyskina, E.N. and Reutov, O.V. 1970. Early Response of the Organism to Low-Frequency Acoustic Oscillations. Noise Vib. Bull. 11(65): 1.

8

Low in energy

84%

5 - 10 Hz

100 - 135 dB

>15 minutes

9

Headaches

(migraine headaches)

62%

7 - 20 Hz

Ø S. Schwartz “Linking Noise and Vibration to Sick Building Syndrome in Office Buildings”. http://sandischwartz.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/EM_Magazine_final_printed_article.pdf

Ø Junji Takano “Silent Sound (Infrasound) Can Make You Physically Ill”. https://www.pyroenergen.com/articles09/infrasound-effects.htm (f = 20 Hz)

Ø PSI Encyclopedia “Infrasound”. https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/infrasound

Ø Håkan Enbom, “Infrasound from wind turbines can trigger migraine and related symptoms”. https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2014/03/23/infrasound-from-wind-turbines-can-trigger-migraine-and-related-symptoms/