Analysis
Aircraft and vehicle noise linked to health problems
ENDS Report 398, March 2008, p. 28
27 March 2008
Evidence is growing that environmental noise has a significant impact on health. One recent report claims road and rail noise are responsible for 50,000 premature deaths a year in Europe, another that night-time aircraft noise can raise people’s blood pressure even if it does not wake them.
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Further information:
- 1. Quantifying burden of disease from environmental noise: Second technical meeting report, WHO
- 2. Jarup L et al, 2007, Env. Health Perspectives, Vol 116, pp 329-333
- 3. Haralabidis A et al, 2008, doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn013 at dx.doi.org
- 4. Brooker P, 2008, Acoustics Bulletin, Jan/Feb, pp 26-31
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Categories:
- Pollution & Health;
- Noise;
- Transport;
- Policy & Politics;
- Automotive;
- Travel, transport & distribution;
- World Health Organization;
- Imperial College;
- European Federation for Transport and the Environment;
- Cranfield University;
- Department for Transport;
- Heathrow Airport Ltd;
- National Air Traffic Service
