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Ontario Wind Turbines. Over 900 windmills in Ontario/ internationally 68,000 turbines have been installed over the last 25 years. Shelburne = 133 turbines Wolfe Island = 86 turbines
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Ontario Wind Turbines • Over 900 windmills in Ontario/ internationally 68,000 turbines have been installed over the last 25 years. • Shelburne = 133 turbines • Wolfe Island = 86 turbines • Ministry of the Environment (MOE) has been denying that they’ve tracked more than 200 complaints going back to 2006 when the first turbines were installed.
Wind Turbine Symptoms • Dizziness • Headaches • Sleep disturbances Problems: • Small sample size • Lack of exposure data • Lack of controls • Selection bias • Source: Chief Medical Officer of Health [Ontario]. (2010) The potential impact of wind turbines.
Conclusion • Currently available scientific evidence does NOT support a causal relationship between turbine noise and health
Other Potential Health Hazards of Wind Turbines • Electromagnetic fields (EMF)—very low levels • Shadow flicker (affects 3% of epileptics), but the level from turbines is below the trigger level • Ice throw & ice shed—ice is flung off the rotating blades at distances up to 100 meters • Structural hazards—blades break off (max. blade 150 meters, max. fragments flung 500 meters.