A preliminary study of the effects of aircraft noise on families who reside in close proximity to an airport

Pillay, Dhanashree; Archary, Kimendree; Panday, Seema

doi:10.1080/20786204.2011.10874115

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“…[19] An SA study associated living in close proximity to an airport with elevations in hearing thresholds. [20] Given the very short distance between Walmer Township and the local airport, more comprehensive investigations of the health risks, including hearing and cardiac effects, associated with air pollution and noise are warranted. Holistic consideration of the findings of this study point to multiple lost oppor-tunities for the prevention of ill health, in terms of housing quality, poverty, livelihoods and the proximity of human settlements to point sources of pollution.…”

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Living conditions and respiratory health in Walmer Township and Wells Estate, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

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Living conditions and respiratory health in Walmer Township and Wells Estate, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

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“…Exposure-response relationship synthesized from these studies has been useful in predicting the effect of general transport noise on people in Environmental Impact Analysis (EIA). Relatively, very few studies have been conducted on aircraft noise and its effects in Africa (Seabi 2013; Akpan et al, 2012;Pillary 2011;Hume et al, 2008;Goldschagg 2007) and non-auditory health effects such as annoyance and sleep disturbance has been established.…”

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Aircraft Noise Levels, Annoyance and General Health of Residents of Communities contiguous to a Major Airport in Lagos State

Elechi¹

2020

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the aircraft noise exposure, annoyance reactions and health status of the residents living within the vicinity of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMA) in Lagos state, Nigeria. Aircraft noise monitoring was conducted in five locations within the vicinity (0-5Km) of MMA, and a sixth distant location (14km away). Levels of aircraft noise for all five locations within the vicinity of the airport exceeded the EPA Victoria threshold of 75 dB LAmax for the residential area (outdoor). A survey on annoyance induced by aircraft noise exposure and general health status was conducted on 450 local residents in the study locations using the International Commission on Biological Effect of Noise question and a single question that has been applied in Dutch national health care surveys since 1983 on self-reported general health status respectively. Percentage of residents within the vicinity of MMA that were highly annoyed (%HA) exceeded 15% guideline limit stipulated by Federal Interagency Committee on Urban Noise while 14.5% reported poor health status. There was a significant association between the annoyance reactions and aircraft noise levels in the study locations while the association between self-reported health status and aircraft noise levels was not significant. Taken together, the residents within the vicinity of the airport are exposed to aircraft noise levels above permissible limit which may be associated with high annoyance reaction but may not be associated with poor health rating. Evidence-based aircraft noise related policies by government are advocated.

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“…To the best knowledge of the author, only three studies [10,11,12] conducted in this area could be located within the African continent and even so, with participants aged 12 years, and above. Furthermore, these studies adopted a cross-sectional research design, which has its own limitations.…”

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An Epidemiological Prospective Study of Children’s Health and Annoyance Reactions to Aircraft Noise Exposure in South Africa

Seabi

2013

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The purpose of this study was to investigate health and annoyance reactions to change in chronic exposure to aircraft noise on a sample of South African children. It was the intention of this study to examine if effects of noise on health and annoyance can be demonstrated. If so, whether such effects persist over time, or whether such effects are reversible after the cessation of exposure to noise. A cohort of 732 children with a mean age of 11.1 (range = 8–14) participated at baseline measurements in Wave 1 (2009), and 649 (mean age = 12.3; range = 9–15) and 174 (mean age = 13.3; range = 10–16) children were reassessed in Wave 2 (2010) and Wave 3 (2011) after the relocation of the airport, respectively. The findings revealed that the children who were exposed to chronic aircraft noise continued to experience significantly higher annoyance than their counterparts in all the waves at school, and only in Wave 1 and Wave 2 at home. Aircraft noise exposure did not have adverse effects on the children’s self-reported health outcomes. Taken together, these findings suggest that chronic exposure to aircraft noise may have a lasting impact on children’s annoyance, but not on their subjective health rating. This is one of the first longitudinal studies of this nature in the African continent to make use of an opportunity resulting from the relocation of airport.

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A preliminary study of the effects of aircraft noise on families who reside in close proximity to an airport

Cited by 9 publications

References 9 publications

Living conditions and respiratory health in Walmer Township and Wells Estate, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Living conditions and respiratory health in Walmer Township and Wells Estate, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Aircraft Noise Levels, Annoyance and General Health of Residents of Communities contiguous to a Major Airport in Lagos State

An Epidemiological Prospective Study of Children’s Health and Annoyance Reactions to Aircraft Noise Exposure in South Africa

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