Wind turbine noise annoyance – an interdisciplinary three-year field study

IF 9.7 1区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Environment International Pub Date : 2025-06-16 DOI:10.1016/j.envint.2025.109614

Florian J.Y. Müller , Esther Blumendeller , Laura Gaßner , Po Wen Cheng , Joachim Ritter , Johannes Pohl , Gundula Hübner

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Abstract

Concerns have been raised about the effects of wind turbine (WT) sounds on the well-being of residents. Based on stress psychological models noise annoyance is an indicator connected to well-being. Still there is a lack of interdisciplinary studies observing the impact of noise annoyance on residents over an extended time frame. To understand annoying situations more precisely than previously possible, in a three-year investigation, we analyzed annoyance reports by residents with simultaneous measurements of acoustics, ground motions as well as meteorological and operational parameters. Ground motion and sound pressure levels could not explain noise annoyance, while there are hints to a connection with amplitude modulation and rotational speed. In a regression analysis only the combination of objective and subjective factors is able to predict annoyance sufficiently, with wind speed as the most relevant physical, and the perception of the planning process as the most relevant subjective factor. To meet concerns and better understand annoyance both aspects have to be considered: fairness in the planning process as well as the operational and environmental parameters influencing noise perception.

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风力涡轮机噪音烦恼-一个跨学科的三年实地研究

风力涡轮机（WT）的声音对居民健康的影响引起了人们的关注。根据压力心理模型，噪音烦恼是一个与幸福感相关的指标。然而，目前还缺乏跨学科的研究来观察噪音对居民的长期影响。为了比以前更准确地了解恼人的情况，在一项为期三年的调查中，我们分析了居民的烦恼报告，同时测量了声学、地面运动以及气象和操作参数。地面运动和声压级不能解释噪音烦恼，但有迹象表明与振幅调制和转速有关。在回归分析中，只有客观和主观因素的结合才能充分预测烦恼，风速是最相关的物理因素，而对规划过程的感知是最相关的主观因素。为了满足人们的关注和更好地理解噪音，我们必须考虑两个方面：规划过程的公平性，以及影响噪音感知的操作和环境参数。

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Environment International 环境科学-环境科学

CiteScore

21.90

自引率

3.40%

发文量

734

审稿时长

2.8 months

期刊介绍： Environmental Health publishes manuscripts focusing on critical aspects of environmental and occupational medicine, including studies in toxicology and epidemiology, to illuminate the human health implications of exposure to environmental hazards. The journal adopts an open-access model and practices open peer review. It caters to scientists and practitioners across all environmental science domains, directly or indirectly impacting human health and well-being. With a commitment to enhancing the prevention of environmentally-related health risks, Environmental Health serves as a public health journal for the community and scientists engaged in matters of public health significance concerning the environment.