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Research, guides, and perspectives on exposure around you.
8 articles
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Underground cables: why the map may look empty
We only index surface infrastructure; buried links are out of scope for the HVT POI layer today.
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A European snapshot: who plans the easement
National TSOs and municipal easements shape where lines go; ClearSpot stays a map, not a land register.
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How ODRÉ and OpenStreetMap power the HVT layer
RTE pylons via the ODRÉ API and OSM tower/lines tags, normalised into a single POI table.
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High-voltage corridors: precaution distances and map logic
What a 300 m / 150 m / 50 m band can mean for prudence, without equating map distance to certified field strength.
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Sensitive to wind turbines: spotting symptoms and common triggers
Sleep slips, ears feel full, stress lingers. Practical notes on diaries, distance and when to talk with a clinician, without turning maps into a diagnosis.
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Wind turbine syndrome: what reviews agree on, what stays debated
No neat disease label, but strong annoyance and sleep signals near turbines. How Health Canada and NHMRC frame distance, noise and low-frequency pressure.
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Wind farm infrasound and sleep: what the evidence actually says
Infrasound is measurable for kilometres, yet health agencies disagree on labels. A plain-language walk through ANSES, WHO and dose-response for audible noise.
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The 500-metre rule: why France's legal wind setback may not be enough
France still uses a 500 m buffer from homes. Peer-reviewed work often points closer to 1,500 m before annoyance and sleep complaints fade to background.
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