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Falmouth Nominated Polluting Town Wind Turbines

Falmouth Nominated International Noise Day Polluting A Town With Wind Turbines

Falmouth Nominated International Noise Day Polluting A Town With Wind Turbines

Falmouth Massachusetts USA

It’s International Noise Awareness Day April 29 ,2015

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Falmouth Massachusetts nominated for polluting a town with noise from wind turbines

Commercial megawatt wind turbines has provoked national and international condemnation from those who have first hand knowledge of the damaging impact of wind turbine noise, including impacted residents, researchers, and professionals providing either clinical care or acoustic services.
In Falmouth , turbines have been ordered to be shut down at night so that people can sleep.

Human Health Hazards
The symptoms associated with nearby wind turbines: sleep disturbance and deprivation, headache, tinnitus (ringing in ears), ear pressure, dizziness, vertigo (spinning dizziness), nausea, visual blurring, tachycardia (fast heart rate), irritability, problems with concentration and memory, and panic episodes associated with sensations of movement or quivering inside the body

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