NQSC ARCHIVES AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE
Health Archive
   NOISEQUEST
Website from Penn State University on all things noise.  Funded by FAA and NASA.
    NOISE AND NEXTGEN
Case study of Boston Logan runway 33L RNAV SID.  Downloadable .pdf
   NOISE ON CHILDREN
Denmark study on the prevention of adverse effects of noise on children.
  NOISE & ACADEMICS
A FICAN study examines the effect aircraft noise has on children's learning.
  FX OF AIRCRAFT NOISE
A Transportation Research Board report on various noise studies around the world.
  HYPERTENSION STUDY
Study of airport noise and its cardiovascular effects. (full text must be purchased).
    NIGHT NOISE
A study examining the physiological effects of night noise on the body.
   NOISE AND STRESS
Study examining the rise of stress hormones in the body accelerated by noise.
   HEALTH FX REVIEW
FAA sponsored review of literature as it relates to health and aircraft noise.
  PARTNER PROJECT
An MIT academic, industry and govt collaborative studying aviation noise and emissions.
   NOISE POLLUTION
London, UK study on the non-auditory effects of noise in our environment.
    LONDON STUDY
A 2011 London, England study on the effects of nocturnal aircraft noise on human health.
    ELDERLY AT RISK
Joint university study on hypertension in the elderly caused by aircraft noise.
  RESIDENTIAL EFFECTS
The full study (see "Elderly at Risk" above) published in the British Medical Journal.
  NOISE AND HEALTH
The health consequences of aircraft noise - an examination of several studies.
   EPA AVIATION PAGE
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's website on aircraft emissions.
   AIR POLLUTION
EPA study on air pollution emitted from sub-sonic aircraft in the United States.
  LOGAN NOISE STUDY
Link to study on Boston Logan noise issues, conducted by Massport, FAA and the CAC.
  SOUND PROOFING
Boston Massport article on sound proofing db requirements for homeowners.
FX ON READING SKILLS
Cornell University study discussing effects of aircraft noise on children's reading.
  DOMINICI STUDY
Francesca Dominici's noted research on airplane noise and heart disease.
  SLEEP STUDY
Boston University's School of Public Health study on the effects of noise on sleep.
  EPA NOISE REPORT
The EPA's 1974 report on levels of noise requisite to protecting public health.
NOISE IN NEW YORK
Noise in New York.  How dB levels were instituted and why they need to be revamped.
NOISE PUBLICATIONS
Mental and Physical Health Effects of Noise, Regulating and Mitigating Noise.
NATIONAL QUIET SKIES COALITION
Congressional Quiet Skies Caucus
NQSC Home Page
Organizations
National Petition
Archives/Information Exchange
CHILDREN & NOISE
World Health Organization training package on children's health and the environment.
HYENA STUDY
A study aimed at assessing the relationship between aircraft noise and hypertension.
NOISE AND HEALTH
Health consequences of exposure to aircraft noise including hypertension.
NOISE FX ON CHILDREN
Aircraft Noise and its effect on children's cognition and health: a cross-national study. (Abstract)
AVIATION NOISE IMPACTS
Discusses aircraft noise impact on  children's learning, sleep distribution, health and more.