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NORAH (Noise Related Annoyance, Cognition, and Health): Questions, designs, and main results

Guski, R. and Klatte, M. and Moehler, U. and Müller, U. and zur Nieden, A. and Schreckenberg, D. (2016) NORAH (Noise Related Annoyance, Cognition, and Health): Questions, designs, and main results. In: Proceedings of the 22nd International Congress on Acoustics (ICA 2016), September 05-09, Buenos Aires, Argentina, paper 157. NORAH (Noise Related Annoyance, Cognition, and Health): Questions, designs, and main results, 2016-09-05 - 2016-09-09, Buenos Aires. ISSN 2415-1599.

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Abstract

The German multidisciplinary research project NORAH (Noise Related Annoyance, Cognition and Health) was aimed at providing a broad and scientifically reliable description of the effects of air, road and rail traffic noise on the health and life quality of residents in the vicinity of airports. Ten scientific institutes participated and performed surveys, secondary health data analyses, sleep quality registrations, blood pressure registrations, and special tests on children at school. Main results: 1. At all four airports studied, the percentage of persons highly annoyed by air traffic noise at comparable noise levels was larger than would be expected from the so-called "EU standard curves" [1]. 2. With respect to cardiovascular health risks, the effects of rail and road traffic noise on heart failure, myocardial infarction, and stroke were more clearly seen as compared to the effects of aviation noise. 3. There was no statistically significant increase of self-registered blood pressure values with increasing LpAeq for the evening and night-time for transportation noise. 4. Night-time sleep of residents showed a diminished number of aircraft associated awakenings with the introduction of the night curfew at Frankfurt Airport for a group being in bed during 22:00-22:30 hrs until 06:00-06:30 hrs. The probability of awakening due to a single aircraft event, however, did not change before and after the night curfew. 5. Multilevel analyses revealed a significant linear association between aircraft noise levels at school and decreasing reading performance in second graders. A one month delay in reading was observed for an increase in noise levels by 10 dB LpAeq.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/107152/
Document Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Speech)
Title:NORAH (Noise Related Annoyance, Cognition, and Health): Questions, designs, and main results
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Guski, R.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Klatte, M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Moehler, U.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Müller, U.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
zur Nieden, A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schreckenberg, D.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:2016
Journal or Publication Title:Proceedings of the 22nd International Congress on Acoustics (ICA 2016), September 05-09, Buenos Aires, Argentina, paper 157
Refereed publication:No
Open Access:Yes
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:No
In ISI Web of Science:No
ISSN:2415-1599
Status:Published
Keywords:Aircraft Noise, Annoyance, Sleep, Polysomnography, Physiology
Event Title:NORAH (Noise Related Annoyance, Cognition, and Health): Questions, designs, and main results
Event Location:Buenos Aires
Event Type:international Conference
Event Start Date:5 September 2016
Event End Date:9 September 2016
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Aeronautics
HGF - Program Themes:air traffic management and operations
DLR - Research area:Aeronautics
DLR - Program:L AO - Air Traffic Management and Operation
DLR - Research theme (Project):L - Human factors and safety in Aeronautics (old)
Location: Köln-Porz
Institutes and Institutions:Institute of Aerospace Medicine > Flight Physiology
Deposited By: Sender, Alina
Deposited On:02 Nov 2016 11:51
Last Modified:24 Apr 2024 20:12

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