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Long-Term Exposure to Traffic Noise and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Diseases: a Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis
While noise pollution from transportation has become an important public health problem, the relationships between different sources of traffic noise...
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Joint effects of traffic-related air pollution and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy on maternal postpartum depressive and anxiety symptoms
BackgroundAmbient air pollution has been linked to postpartum depression. However, few studies have investigated the effects of traffic-related NO x ...
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Traffic noise in the bedroom in association with markers of obesity: a cross-sectional study and mediation analysis of the respiratory health in Northern Europe cohort
BackgroundPrevious research suggests an association between road traffic noise and obesity, but current evidence is inconclusive. The aim of this...
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Cyclists’ exposure to air pollution, noise, and greenery: a population-level spatial analysis approach
Urban travel exposes people to a range of environmental qualities with significant health and wellbeing impacts. Nevertheless, the understanding of...
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Communities catalyzing change with data to mitigate an invisible menace, traffic-related air pollution
ObjectivesTo identify strategies and tactics communities use to translate research into environmental health action.
MethodsWe employed a...
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Road traffic noise and cognitive function in older adults: a cross-sectional investigation of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
BackgroundThe World Health Organization published updated Environmental Noise Guidelines in 2018. Included are recommended limit values for...
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Noise and mental health: evidence, mechanisms, and consequences
The recognition of noise exposure as a prominent environmental determinant of public health has grown substantially. While recent years have yielded...
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Comparison of static and dynamic exposures to air pollution, noise, and greenness among seniors living in compact-city environments
GPS technology and tracking study designs have gained popularity as a tool to go beyond the limitations of static exposure assessments based on the...
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The combined effect of air and transportation noise pollution on atherosclerotic inflammation and risk of cardiovascular disease events
BackgroundAir pollution and noise exposures individually associate with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) via a mechanism involving arterial...
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Technology-forcing to reduce environmental noise pollution: a prospectus
BackgroundEnvironmental movements of the late 20th century resulted in sweeping legislation and regulatory actions to reduce the prevalence of...
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Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution and traffic and indicators of adiposity in early childhood: the Healthy Start study
BackgroundPrenatal exposure to ambient air pollution and traffic have been related to a lower birth weight and may be associated with greater...
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The effects of urban green space and road proximity to indoor traffic-related PM2.5, NO2, and BC exposure in inner-city schools
BackgroundSince there are known adverse health impacts of traffic-related air pollution, while at the same time there are potential health benefits...
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Predicting traffic noise using land-use regression—a scalable approach
BackgroundIn modern societies, noise is ubiquitous. It is an annoyance and can have a negative impact on human health as well as on the environment....
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Noise exposure among staff in intensive care units and the effects of unit-based noise management: a monocentric prospective longitudinal study
BackgroundIntensive care units (ICUs) are often too noisy, exceeding 70–80 dBA, which can have negative effects on staff. The corresponding...
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Long-term measurement study of urban environmental low frequency noise
BackgroundEnvironmental low frequency noise (LFN < 125 Hz), ubiquitous in urban areas, is an understudied area of exposure science and an overlooked...
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Population health implications of exposure to pervasive military aircraft noise pollution
BackgroundWhile the adverse health effects of civil aircraft noise are relatively well studied, impacts associated with more intense and intermittent...
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The association between noise and pregnancy complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis
AimNoise exposure during pregnancy may be correlated with a higher risk of pregnancy complications, such as hypertensive disorders of pregnancy...
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Projecting the economic burden of health impacts of aircraft noise: a case study of Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
BackgroundWhile the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) in the United States optimizes flight patterns, it has led to the unintended...
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Race, historical redlining, and contemporary transportation noise disparities in the United States
BackgroundLegacies of discriminatory federal housing practices—e.g., racialized property appraisal by the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) and...
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Effect of low-frequency noise exposure on cognitive function: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundLow-frequency noise may cause changes in cognitive function. However, there is no established consensus on the effect of low-frequency...
