REVIEW PAPER
Life in wind turbines vicinity, effects on health – a review
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Pracownia Hałasu i Audiologii, Instytut Medycyny Pracy i Zdrowia Środowiskowego w Sosnowcu.
Dyrektor Instytutu dr n. med. P.Z. Brewczyński
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Katedra i Zakład Higieny, Uniwersytet Medyczny we Wrocławiu. Kierownik dr hab. K. Pawlas
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Pracownia Toksykologii Genetycznej, Instytut Medycyny Pracy i Zdrowia Środowiskowego w Sosnowcu.
Dyrektor Instytutu dr n. med. P.Z. Brewczyński
Corresponding author
Krystyna Pawlas
Instytut Medycyny Pracy i Zdrowia Środowiskowego 41-200 Sosnowiec, Kościelna 13 tel. 32 634 12 94
Instytut Medycyny Pracy i Zdrowia Środowiskowego 41-200 Sosnowiec, Kościelna 13 tel. 32 634 12 94
Med Srod. 2012;15(4):150–158
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ABSTRACT
The paper presents a short review of scientific papers , and other sources concerning health effects of exposure to noise, infrasounds, electromagnetic radiation and mechanical hazards induced in dwellers living in vicinity of wind farm.
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