Infrasound/low-frequency noise specialist to speak at U Waterloo

August 7, 2019
A renowned researcher specializing in noise emissions and their effect on the human body, will be speaking at the University of Waterloo on September 12.
All are invited and there is no charge for the event.

DETAILS:
Speaker: Mariana Alves-Pereira
Title: Infrasound & Low Frequency Noise: Physics, Cells, Health and History
Date: Thursday September 12, 2019
Time: 1 pm
Location: University of Waterloo, Room: DC 1302 (Davis Centre)
Speaker Bio:
Mariana Alves-Pereira holds a B.Sc. in Physics (State University of New York at Stony Brook), a M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering (Drexel University) and a Ph.D. in
Environmental Sciences (New University of Lisbon). She joined the multidisciplinary research team investigating the biological response to
infrasound and low frequency noise in 1988, and has been the team’s Assistant Coordinator since 1999. Recipient of three scientific awards, and author and coauthor of over 50 scientific publications (including peer-reviewed and conference presentations), Dr. Alves-Pereira is currently Associate Professor at Lusófona University teaching Biophysics and Biomaterials in health science programs (nursing and radiology), as well as Physics and Hygiene in workplace safety & health programs.
Her most recently published paper concerns low-frequency noise and infrasound, and how outdated regulations are failing to protect health.
Host: Associate professor Richard Mann, http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~mannr

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  • Richard Mann
    Posted September 13, 2019 12:13 am 0Likes

    Video link for the talk…
    https://livestream.com/itmsstudio/events/8781285
    Thanks to everyone who attended.

    • Barbara
      Posted September 14, 2019 2:45 pm 0Likes

      And, thanks Dr.Mann!

  • Richard Mann
    Posted September 23, 2019 3:36 pm 0Likes

    Update, Sept 23, 2019
    FYI I am attaching a letter from Dr Bokhout, acting medical officer of health, Huron County Health Unit on Sept 16, 2019.
    The letter is to a citizen in Huron County.
    I am publishing with the permission of the recipient.
    Sincerely,
    Richard Mann
    Encl: Dr Bokhout letter.
    From: Maarten Bokhout
    To: Carla Stachura ; Erica Clark
    Sent: Monday, September 16, 2019, 11:14:02 PM EDT
    Subject: possible adverse health effects from wind turbines
    Dear Ms. Stachura,
    I am responding to your email addressed to Dr. Erica Clark, dated August 29, 2019. I have reviewed your correspondence of August 14 and Rick Chappell’s May 15, 2018 response to the article “Altered Cortical and Subcortical…(etc)”.
    I offer the following:
    Your concern is that the wind turbines in your vicinity are noncompliant with MOE noise regulations. The noise is tonal. This is significant, as the foregoing article suggests that “infrasound near the hearing threshold may induce changes of neural activity across several brain regions,some of which…are regarded as key players in emotional and autonomic control “.
    I am sympathetic to your ongoing concerns suggesting that there is a link between wind turbine noise and your (and your partner’s) health and wellbeing. In part, it was your persistence in notifying us at the health unit of your concerns that led me to seek approval for a study to try to determine whether or not there were particular health issues which could be linked to wind turbine activity. The study was approved but we were unable to attract enough participants to do a quantitative analysis of the data gathered. We will complete a descriptive analysis in the next month or so, but this will, unfortunately, not give us enough information to be able to state whether or not not the presence of wind turbines have an adverse effect on the PUBLIC health.
    There is enough anecdotal evidence to suggest that some INDIVIDUALS have trouble coping with the effects of active wind turbines (flicker, infrasound, possible stray electric currents). I note that the Madison county Board of Public Health recommends changes to the setbacks of FUTURE wind turbine projects.
    Your best bet may be to seek redress in the courts. It is unfortunate that our study was not supported by enough residents of Huron County, some of which allegedly encouraged non participation in the study…
    Maarten Bokhout, MD, etc. a/MOH

  • Sommer
    Posted September 24, 2019 12:45 pm 0Likes

    http://ontariowindaction.org/letter-from-dr-maarten-bokhout-acting-medical-officer-of-health-huron-perth-letter-to-resident-carla-stachura-a-shameful-exhibit-of-carelessness-callousness-and-or-negligence/
    Has he actually seen the livestream of Dr. Mariana Alves-Pereira’s presentation at the University of Waterloo on September 12th? And if he has, we need a comment to the public from him. This letter was sent after the presentation.

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