Accepted manuscript
Aviation Noise and Cardiovascular Health in the United States: a Review of the Evidence and Recommendations for Research Direction
Current epidemiology reports, Vol.5(2), pp.140-152
06/2018
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/117186
PMCID: PMC6261366
PMID: 30505645
Appears in Aviation Sustainability Center (ASCENT)
Abstract
In the USA, there is mounting pressure on aviation operators and regulators to address concerns about community impacts of aircraft noise given increasing evidence of adverse health impacts, continuing community complaints, availability of cost-effective programs to reduce exposures to aircraft noise, and more stringent international policies. In the USA, regulation of civil aviation noise is the responsibility of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which requires a “significant body of scientific support,” particularly applicable to the USA, to inform health-based policy and regulatory decisions. However, there have been very few studies investigating the relationship between noise and health in the USA and limited studies across the globe characterizing the effects of aviation noise specifically on cardiovascular health. This review focuses on recent findings on the relationship between aircraft noise and cardiovascular outcomes and directions for future research.Epidemiological studies generally report statistically significant associations between aircraft noise and adverse cardiovascular outcomes, although with limited evidence within the USA. Sleep disturbance, associated with nighttime noise, has been shown to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease given associations with inflammatory markers and metabolic changes. Given numerous cardiovascular markers, the most appropriate choices depend on the ultimate objectives of the individual studies.Given the state of the literature, future research should leverage emerging tools to estimate aviation, railway, and road traffic noise and apply noise estimates to a range of epidemiological study designs and endpoints to inform causal interpretation and help determine potential intervention strategies.
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- Title
- Aviation Noise and Cardiovascular Health in the United States: a Review of the Evidence and Recommendations for Research Direction
- Creators
- Junenette Peters - 0000 0004 1936 7558 grid.189504.1 Department of Environmental Health Boston University School of Public Health 710 Albany Street Boston MA 02118 USAChristopher Zevitas - 0000 0001 2162 7951 grid.419882.e Volpe National Transportation System Center US Department of Transportation Cambridge MA USASusan Redline - 0000 0000 9011 8547 grid.239395.7 Department of Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston MA USAAaron Hastings - 0000 0001 2162 7951 grid.419882.e Volpe National Transportation System Center US Department of Transportation Cambridge MA USANatalia Sizov - 0000 0001 2162 7951 grid.419882.e Office of Environment and Energy, Federal Aviation Administration US Department of Transportation Washington DC USAJaime Hart - 000000041936754X grid.38142.3c Exposure, Epidemiology, and Risk Program, Department of Environmental Health Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Boston MA USAJonathan Levy - 0000 0004 1936 7558 grid.189504.1 Department of Environmental Health Boston University School of Public Health 710 Albany Street Boston MA 02118 USAChristopher Roof - 0000 0001 2162 7951 grid.419882.e Volpe National Transportation System Center US Department of Transportation Cambridge MA USAGregory Wellenius - 0000 0004 1936 9094 grid.40263.33 Department of Epidemiology Brown University School of Public Health Providence RI USA
- Publication Details
- Current epidemiology reports, Vol.5(2), pp.140-152
- Academic Unit
- Aviation Sustainability Center (ASCENT); Noise
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Grants
- 13-C-AJFE-BU-002, Federal Aviation Administration (United States, Washington) - FAA13-C-AJFE-BU-004, Federal Aviation Administration (United States, Washington) - FAA
- Identifiers
- 99900581261401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Accepted manuscript