Aircraft noise exposure and adverse effects

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Aircraft noise exposure and adverse effects

• Willy Passchier-Vermeer
• TNO Prevention Health
• Wim F Passchier
• Health Council of the Netherlands
  

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Adverse effects of noise exposure

• hearing impairment
• annoyance
• sleep disturbance
• stress related health effects
• effects on performance
• speech interference
• other effects

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Simple model exposure-effect relationship
aircraft noise exposure
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Noise characterisation
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Annoyance
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Hypertension
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Myocardial infarction
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Speech interferenceworst case
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Subjective sleep quality
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Awakening worst case
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Variation in aircraft noise annoyance
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Simple model exposure-effect relationship
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Effect modifying variables

• personal characteristics
• noise exposure characteristics
• source related aspects
• other environmental factors
• social, cultural factors

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Variation in aircraft noise annoyance