Effects of low-frequency noise from wind turbines on heart rate variability in healthy individuals

Abstract Wind turbines generate low-frequency noise (LFN, 20–200 Hz), which poses health risks to nearby residents. This study aimed to assess heart rate variability (HRV) responses to LFN exposure and to evaluate the LFN exposure (dB, L Aeq) inside households located near wind turbines. Thirty subj...

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Autores principales:	Chun-Hsiang Chiu, Shih-Chun Candice Lung, Nathan Chen, Jing-Shiang Hwang, Ming-Chien Mark Tsou
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2c45ac59953d4d5bb08378f2a52299212021-12-02T19:13:48ZEffects of low-frequency noise from wind turbines on heart rate variability in healthy individuals10.1038/s41598-021-97107-82045-2322https://doaj.org/article/2c45ac59953d4d5bb08378f2a52299212021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97107-8https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Wind turbines generate low-frequency noise (LFN, 20–200 Hz), which poses health risks to nearby residents. This study aimed to assess heart rate variability (HRV) responses to LFN exposure and to evaluate the LFN exposure (dB, L Aeq) inside households located near wind turbines. Thirty subjects living within a 500 m radius of wind turbines were recruited. The field campaigns for LFN (L Aeq) and HRV monitoring were carried out in July and December 2018. A generalized additive mixed model was employed to evaluate the relationship between HRV changes and LFN. The results suggested that the standard deviations of all the normal to normal R–R intervals were reduced significantly, by 3.39%, with a 95% CI = (0.15%, 6.52%) per 7.86 dB (L Aeq) of LFN in the exposure range of 38.2–57.1 dB (L Aeq). The indoor LFN exposure (L Aeq) ranged between 30.7 and 43.4 dB (L Aeq) at a distance of 124–330 m from wind turbines. Moreover, households built with concrete and equipped with airtight windows showed the highest LFN difference of 13.7 dB between indoors and outdoors. In view of the adverse health impacts of LFN exposure, there should be regulations on the requisite distances of wind turbines from residential communities for health protection.Chun-Hsiang ChiuShih-Chun Candice LungNathan ChenJing-Shiang HwangMing-Chien Mark TsouNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Chun-Hsiang Chiu Shih-Chun Candice Lung Nathan Chen Jing-Shiang Hwang Ming-Chien Mark Tsou Effects of low-frequency noise from wind turbines on heart rate variability in healthy individuals
description	Abstract Wind turbines generate low-frequency noise (LFN, 20–200 Hz), which poses health risks to nearby residents. This study aimed to assess heart rate variability (HRV) responses to LFN exposure and to evaluate the LFN exposure (dB, L Aeq) inside households located near wind turbines. Thirty subjects living within a 500 m radius of wind turbines were recruited. The field campaigns for LFN (L Aeq) and HRV monitoring were carried out in July and December 2018. A generalized additive mixed model was employed to evaluate the relationship between HRV changes and LFN. The results suggested that the standard deviations of all the normal to normal R–R intervals were reduced significantly, by 3.39%, with a 95% CI = (0.15%, 6.52%) per 7.86 dB (L Aeq) of LFN in the exposure range of 38.2–57.1 dB (L Aeq). The indoor LFN exposure (L Aeq) ranged between 30.7 and 43.4 dB (L Aeq) at a distance of 124–330 m from wind turbines. Moreover, households built with concrete and equipped with airtight windows showed the highest LFN difference of 13.7 dB between indoors and outdoors. In view of the adverse health impacts of LFN exposure, there should be regulations on the requisite distances of wind turbines from residential communities for health protection.
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author	Chun-Hsiang Chiu Shih-Chun Candice Lung Nathan Chen Jing-Shiang Hwang Ming-Chien Mark Tsou
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title	Effects of low-frequency noise from wind turbines on heart rate variability in healthy individuals
title_short	Effects of low-frequency noise from wind turbines on heart rate variability in healthy individuals
title_full	Effects of low-frequency noise from wind turbines on heart rate variability in healthy individuals
title_fullStr	Effects of low-frequency noise from wind turbines on heart rate variability in healthy individuals
title_full_unstemmed	Effects of low-frequency noise from wind turbines on heart rate variability in healthy individuals
title_sort	effects of low-frequency noise from wind turbines on heart rate variability in healthy individuals
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/2c45ac59953d4d5bb08378f2a5229921
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Effects of low-frequency noise from wind turbines on heart rate variability in healthy individuals

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