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Evidence on transport noise and health. Apr292014 Professor Stephen Stansfeld of Queen Mary University London has worked on numerous of studies looking at the impacts of transport noise on health.
He gives an overview of the current evidence from, and activity in, this field of work. In the past the research topic of environmental noise and health has been something of a Cinderella subject, but recently there have been an increasing number of large studies of community populations examining the effects of noise on high blood pressure, coronary heart disease and stroke. These studies find that there are effects of environmental noise on these outcomes.
The associations tend to be quite small in comparison to conventional risk factors like smoking, but because they affect large numbers of people, and exposure is on the whole outside the control of the subject, this still represents an important public health problem. Health Burdens of Noise Pollution from Aeroplanes. Wild Sanctuary Soundscapes Movie. Whales and human-related activities overlap in African waters. 5-Feb-2014 [ Print | E-mail ] Share [ Close Window ] Contact: John Delaneyjdelaney@wcs.org 718-220-3275Wildlife Conservation Society Scientists with the Wildlife Conservation Society, Oregon State University, Stanford University, Columbia University, and the American Museum of Natural History have found that humpback whales swimming off the coast of western Africa encounter more than warm waters for mating and bearing young; new studies show that the whales share these waters with offshore oil rigs, major shipping routes, and potentially harmful toxicants.
With the aid of satellite tags affixed to more than a dozen whales, the researchers have quantified the amount of overlap between hydrocarbon exploration and extraction, environmental toxicants, shipping lanes, and humpback whales occurring in their nearshore breeding areas. The study appears in the latest edition of the journal Conservation Biology. Dr. Ireland's rural protests over wind energy. 1 February 2014Last updated at 20:37 ET By Diarmaid Fleming BBC News, Dublin Michael and Dorothy Keane gave up their house because of the noise from the turbines Ireland is short of money but not wind, which now forms a central plank of its energy policy.
But plans to develop wind power and export it to Britain are sparking a rural revolt, with local protest groups uniting through social media. BLOG: A lack of noise education is producing a generation with hearing loss - Echo Barrier. 21 November 2013 A recent study into sound found that an astonishing 16% of teenagers – approximately 6 million children – suffer from permanent noise-induced hearing loss.
Technical director Peter Wilson looks into why this is a problem that needs solving. This number has grown in recent years due to the rise in popularity of gadgets such as iPods and other MP3 players and the effects of high levels of noise in clubs and music venues. RiskScience Protecting the public from a not-so-silent killer - RiskScience. Monica Hammer Preserving the Acoustical Landscape, an article authored by Monica Hammer, a consultant with the U-M Risk Science Center, urges environmental lawyers to lead the way in protecting the public from noise pollution.
Noise pollution is a significant public health concern that places approximately 104 million Americans at the risk of hearing loss, heart disease, stress, and hypertension. However, Monica argues that these adverse health effects can be alleviated with appropriate regulation, resources and leadership at the federal level. Monica’s article in The Environmental Forum follows a report she and colleagues Rick Nietzel and Tracy Swinburn from the RSC published in the Journal of Environmental Health Perspectives. The report recommended areas for regulation at local, state and federal levels to reduce noise pollution, and also called for noise to be addressed in an equally urgent and consistent manner as other environmental pollutants. Citizen Vigilante Group Forms to Combat Noise in Dupont. The Dupont Circle neighborhood may no longer be D.C.'s epicenter of cool, but according to at least one local group, the area's club-goers are still plenty loud.
The D.C. Noise Control Act limits noise levels at night to 60 decibels—which is about the roar of a normal conversation—and the newly formed D.C. Nightlife Noise Coalition says the volume emanating from some nearby nightlife establishments is disrupting residents' quality of life, and city officials aren't enforcing the law. "We finally decided that we need to band together, raise awareness, get the press together, and shine a light on this issue," says Sarah Peck, a lawyer and the coalition's spokeswoman, who wrote a 23-page white paper detailing how the noise ordinances aren't being enforced. Peck says the coalition largely comprises residents in the Palladium Condominium at 1325 18th St. The coalition issued a press release today saying that officials are responding to the "persistent Dupont Circle noise problem. " How HS2 will carve up Britain's historic canal network. HS2 is set to travel through several major British towns, such as OxfordThe scheme has sparked fears for ancient waterways in British countrysideTrains are incredibly noisy, sparking fears for canal wildlife By Sanchez Manning Published: 22:17 GMT, 1 February 2014 | Updated: 15:53 GMT, 4 February 2014 Britain's canal network is at risk of being ravaged by the Government’s controversial High Speed 2 rail line, campaigners warned yesterday.
Silence, please. We’ve all been annoyed by a neighbor’s late-night partying or early-morning lawn mowing.
But it turns out that living in a noisy neighborhood — particularly one plagued by train horns blaring or airplanes overhead — is more than exasperating. It might actually be deadly, according to a report released in April by the World Health Organization and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre. A steady exposure to “noise pollution,” the report concludes, may lead to higher blood pressure and fatal heart attacks. The report analyzed a large number of epidemiological studies, most of which were conducted in Europe.
Secrets of sound health. [ Winter 2014 ] Growing up, Francesca Dominici lived about a mile from Ciampino Airport, the second busiest in Rome.
As she remembers it, the greatest nuisance from the roar of aircraft over her home was that she couldn’t hear her friends when talking on the phone. Fast forward a few decades. Kincardine backs plan to form coalition, create noise nuisance bylaw. Municipality seeking legal advice on how to move forward Post Date: By Barb McKay Kincardine will support forming a coalition with other municipalities to develop a noise nuisance bylaw and plans to contribute $30,000 over two years to help make it happen. It was the third time in as many weeks that council debated the idea of joining forces with other municipalities to come up with a bylaw that regulate industrial noise, including that from wind turbines, in rural areas.
Last Wednesday council finally reached a concensus and approved two motions to support the plan, first presented by Warren Howard on behalf of Huron-Kinloss Against Lakeshore Turbines (HALT) on Jan. 8. European Commission - Basics - Noise pollution in the EU. Noise pollution is linked to a range of health problems, yet the number of Europeans exposed to high levels of noise is on the rise. Noise also has harmful impacts on wildlife. EU Member States are required to map noise levels in large towns and cities, roads, railways and airports, and to come up with plans to tackle the problem. Noise from traffic, industry and recreational activities is a growing problem. RiskScience Call for federal and state action on noise exposure - RiskScience. When it comes to environmental noise exposure, hearing loss is just the beginning – approximately 104 million Americans are at risk of hearing loss, and even more may be at risk of long-term health issues such as heart disease, stress and hypertension due to prolonged noise exposure.
Despite the evidence linking noise to various health effects, and in turn the economic and societal costs associated, there is no national plan to reduce noise pollution. In a paper published last week in Environmental Health Perspectives, Rick Neitzel, Tracy Swinburn and Monica Hammer, researchers from the University of Michigan Risk Science Center and Network of Public Health Law, outline preventative strategies and interventions for reducing environmental noise.
The authors also highlight the need for a new national survey of noise exposures with the last survey conducted more than three decades ago in 1981. A copy of the article can be accessed here. Hingham noise proposal draws loud reaction - News - The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA - Quincy, MA. Noisy neighbour fined for loud music. A NOISY neighbour who blasted music into the early hours of the morning has been fined £1,600. Vicky Hawthorne, of Evesham Road in Crabbs Cross, was convicted in her absence by Redditch Magistrates’ Court last Thursday (January 16). The court heard how the 33-year-old failed to comply with a noise abatement notice served by Redditch Borough Council which banned her from playing loud music for long periods and at unsociable hours. She was given the notice following a number of complaints to Worcestershire Regulatory Services by residents who said she played loud base music at all hours of the day and night, including until 5am on September 8.
New helicopter noise legislation draws complaints. Days after President Barack Obama signed long-awaited legislation attempting to reduce helicopter noise in Los Angeles County, groups on both sides of the issue expressed disappointment with the plan. Both a neighborhood group and a helicopter pilot association said the Los Angeles Residential Helicopter Noise Relief Act was redundant, though for different reasons. “It’s no relief for us,” said John Bailey, whose Los Angeles Area Helicopter Noise Coalition represents residents. Longtime chopper pilot Larry Welk, a member of a helicopter pilots’ group, called the law “arbitrary legislation.” The criticism underscores the difficulties in appeasing all sides in the debate over helicopter noise, which rankles residents from Sherman Oaks to Torrance. The legislation by Rep. If those measures fail, the FAA must create new helicopter noise and safety guidelines within a year, the legislation states.
RHEuk : Noise action plan for Wales... RH Environmental — Environmental Health News. The Welsh Assembly has published its Noise Action Plan 2013-18 following a consultation earlier in the year. Introducing the document, Minister for Natural Resources and Food Alun Davies said, “Improving the local environment for our most disadvantaged citizens is one of my hugest priorities. T.F. Green Airport resumes soundproofing option for Warwick residents. WARWICK , R.I. -- The Rhode Island Airport Corporation is resuming a soundproofing program, that offers improvements such as extra insulation and central air conditioning to qualifying homes, in order to tamp down the sound of jets arriving and leaving T.
F. Learned helplessness. When you talk too much for Twitter. Sustainable Shetland - Projects - Environment - Voe ZE2 9PX - Crowdfunding, UK fundraising platform for community, business and creative projects. Update: House Passes Helicopter Noise Legislation. Griffith byelection: first skirmish is over Brisbane airport noise pollution. Needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.delawareonline. Defra, Noise Mapping England. Welcome to the Noise Mapping England website. Petition Support Legislation Reducing Helicopter Noise. Seeking Relief from Helicopter Noise Across Los Angeles County. Lobby group 'influenced wind farm noise report’ Noise researchers may attend council meeting on Dublin Port - Environmental News.
Dublin city councillors are to press today for the authors of a recent study of noise levels in Dublin Port and the “plight faced by residents” of Pigeon House Road to address the council’s South East Area Committee. Cllr Dermot Lacey, the council’s Labour leader, has tabled a motion to invite the authors – Enda Murphy and Eoin King, whose study was published in the journal Environment International – to a meeting of the committee.
The two researchers found that World Health Organisation noise guidelines were being breached, causing sleep disturbance and other problems for residents of Coastguard Station, and the council had done nothing about it. “It is simply not acceptable that a State company, Dublin Port, should impose such low standards on the neighbouring community and nor is it acceptable that Dublin City Council should be so complacent in their response,” Cllr Lacey said. Dublin City Noise Measurements. CAL-267-Health-rankings_Top-3-boroughs_Final-080114. Ministry of Sound club in deal with developer over noise - London. The Elephant & Castle club reached an agreement with developer Englewood last week over a planned 41-storey tower yards from the Ministry of Sound’s main entrance.
Bosses, including co-founder James Palumbo, feared that complaints about disturbance from new residents would lead to the club losing its 24-hour licence and could threaten its survival. But under the terms of the deal, developers have agreed to incorporate high levels of noise reduction features including acoustic glazing, sealed windows and internal “winter gardens” to address the club’s concerns. ISMA - International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering. Noise Is Hurting Our Health In More Ways Than We Realize. Constant noise isn't just annoying -- it might actually hurt our health beyond hearing loss, according to a new review published in The Lancet.
Tehran noise pollution problematic. Quieting O’Hare noise pollution. Briefing: The Davies Airport Commission. The Conservative Party is in danger of dying on its knees. Shut Your Ear Lids: Secondhand Noise is Everywhere! NEW: Fourth Carbon Budget Review. Lots Of People Die Because Other People Don't Get Enough Sleep. Why peace and quiet may be best for baby: Listening to repetitive, continuous noise can hinder a child's development.
Why peace and quiet may be best for baby: Listening to repetitive, continuous noise can hinder a child's development. Crackdown vowed on noise pollution. Reclaiming our peace and quiet. Residential exposure to aircraft noise and hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases: multi-airport retrospective study. Virgin Atlantic sets noise targets. Vehicle noise deal protects industry rather than health of citizens. Verkehrslärm: EU-Umweltausschuss beschließt neue Grenzwerte für Autos. Whitepaper. A 5yr-old SAK Railway Scotland £17M repair bill. TRL - Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine rail link requires major upgrading work - Latest Transport News - Transport News - TRL News Hub. How much can an extra hour's sleep change you? Living near an airport could shorten your life. Thetimes : Study links airport noise to...
Aircraft noise 'link' to heart disease. Aircraft noise 'link' to stroke and heart disease deaths. Airport noise and cardiovascular disease. Council Says Public Must Complain if Trains Cause Noise and Vibration Problems. Council Says Public Must Complain if Trains Cause Noise and Vibration Problems. Drilling to continue after Balcombe noise breach concerns.
Glasgow Defence Campaign: Crown case collapses but fight not over: defending the right to act against ATOS. Train noise: Volume control. Quiet Window Air Conditioner Tips. Low-noise and Quietest Units. CityBlight : Please help fight against noise... Hear Hong Kong's cry for relief from noise pollution. AVE is a noisy neighbour in Alicante - Euro Weekly News Spain. AirportWatch. Stirling Council Working Group on Railway Noise and Vibration 13th Aug 2013. Heathrow noise trial 'helped 100,000 residents' DOT wants electric cars to make more noise - The Hill's Transportation Report. Goosebump-Inducing Time Lapse of the Day: Midtown Manhattan, in Sound - Jenny Xie. Shropshire Truck Show to move after noise complaints. Conti-shod Audis to benefit from noise reduction foam. Conservationists Call For Quiet: The Ocean Is Too Loud! Railway_noise_mapping_and_action_planning_technical_guidance_2013. FAA Stage 2 Noise Ban Rule Bars Older Jets In U.S.
High Court kicks out airfield noise appeal. East Hills to hold aircraft noise meeting - The Island Now: News.