noise from airport – ICAN Acoustics

Noise May Raise Blood Pressure Risk

Airport noise could raise the risk for high blood pressure, a new study suggests. Greek researchers studied 420 people living near Athens International Airport, where an average of 600 airplanes take off and land every day. Maps made during construction of the airport divided the surrounding area by noise level: less than 50 decibels, 50 [...]

Edinburgh Airport changes could mean less noise for 25,000 people.

Edinburgh Airport has announced a second phase of consultation on proposed new flight paths, saying their plans could reduce noise for thousands of residents. The airport’s operators said its preferred routes would result in 25,000 fewer people living directly under approach and take-off routes. But critics have hit out at the plans amid claims the [...]