title: Wind turbine sound pressure level calculations at dwellings.
abstract: This paper provides calculations of outdoor sound pressure levels (SPLs) at dwellings for 10 wind turbine models, to support Health Canada's Community Noise and Health Study. Manufacturer supplied and measured wind turbine sound power levels were used to calculate outdoor SPL at 1238 dwellings using ISO [(1996). ISO 9613-2-Acoustics] and a Swedish noise propagation method. Both methods yielded statistically equivalent results. The A- and C-weighted results were highly correlated over the 1238 dwellings (Pearson's linear correlation coefficient r > 0.8). Calculated wind turbine SPLs were compared to ambient SPLs from other sources, estimated using guidance documents from the United States and Alberta, Canada.
authors.affiliation: Health Canada, Environmental and Radiation Health Sciences Directorate, Consumer and Clinical Radiation Protection Bureau, Consumer and Industrial Products Division, 775 Brookfield Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1C1, Canada.
authors.forename: Stephen E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Keith
authors.affiliation: Health Canada, Environmental and Radiation Health Sciences Directorate, Consumer and Clinical Radiation Protection Bureau, Consumer and Industrial Products Division, 775 Brookfield Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1C1, Canada.
authors.forename: Katya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Feder
authors.affiliation: Health Canada, Environmental and Radiation Health Sciences Directorate, Consumer and Clinical Radiation Protection Bureau, Consumer and Industrial Products Division, 775 Brookfield Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1C1, Canada.
authors.forename: Sonia A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Voicescu
authors.affiliation: Health Canada, Environmental and Radiation Health Sciences Directorate, Consumer and Clinical Radiation Protection Bureau, Consumer and Industrial Products Division, 775 Brookfield Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1C1, Canada.
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Soukhovtsev
authors.affiliation: Health Canada, Environmental Health Program, Health Programs Branch, Regions and Programs Bureau, 1505 Barrington Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3Y6, Canada.
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Denning
authors.affiliation: Canadian Transportation Agency, Dispute Resolution Branch, Rail, Air, and Marine Disputes Directorate, Engineering and Environmental Division, 15 Eddy Street, Gatineau, Québec J8X 4B3, Canada.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.affiliation: Broner Consulting Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Victoria 3183, Australia.
authors.forename: Norm
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Broner
authors.affiliation: Université de Montréal, Faculté de médecine, École d'orthophonie et d'audiologie, Pavillon 7077, Avenue du Parc, 3 Étage, Bureau 3001-25, Montréal, Québec H3N 1X7, Canada.
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Leroux
authors.affiliation: Echologics, 6295 Northam Drive, Unit 1, Mississauga, Ontario L4V 1W8, Canada.
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Richarz
authors.affiliation: The Amsterdam Public Health Service (GGD Amsterdam), Environmental Health Department, Nieuwe Achtergracht 100, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Frits
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: van den Berg