Aircraft noise exposure and resident's stress and hypertension: A public health perspective for airport environmental management

Deborah A. Black, John A. Black, Tharit Issarayangyun and Stephen E. Samuels

Journal of Air Transport Management, 2007, vol. 13, issue 5, 264-276

Abstract: Noise management regulations and policies at commercial airports are reviewed. A cross-sectional study of environmental noise and community health based, on the SF-36, was conducted in residential neighborhoods near Sydney Airport with high exposure to aircraft noise and in a matched control suburb unaffected by aircraft noise. Noise measurements were analysed and a novel noise metric formulated based on background environmental noise levels. After controlling for confounders, subjects who have been chronically exposed to high aircraft noise level are more likely to report stress and hypertension compared with those not exposed to aircraft noise. Policy implications and further research are described.

Keywords: Aircraft noise; Social and health survey; Stress and hypertension; Health impact assessment; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2007.04.003

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