Abstract
Acute intense noise is a physiological stressor in man and other animals, but the effect of chronic exposure on human health is not clearly understood. To suggest whether chronic exposure to environmental noise produces health effects in humans, an investigation of the physical growth of children from a noise exposed community was conducted. This report describes the investigation into the prenatal growth of children born to mothers exposed to airport noise.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Ando, Y. and Hattori, H., 1973, Statistical studies on the effects of intense noise during human fetal life, J. Sound and Vibre, 27: 101.
Borg, E. 1979, Physiological aspects of the effects of sound on man and animals, Acta Otolargy. Supple., 360: 80.
Bragdon, C., 1971, Noise Pollution, University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia.
Dixon, W. and Brown, M., eds., 1979, ‘BMDP-1977’, University of California Press, Los Angeles.
Glaser, E. and Kauders, R., 1975, A re-survey and a new baseline of community noise in southwest Philadelphia and vicinity. Paper presented at the 1975 National Noise and Virbration Control Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
Knipschild, P., Meijer, H. and Salle, H., 1981, Aircraft noise and birth weight, Int. Arch. Occup. Environ, Health, 48: 131.
Schell, L., 1981, Environmental noise and human prenatal growth,Am. J. Phys. Anthrop., 56: 63.
Stewart, A., Brook, R. and Kane, R., 1980, Conceptualization and measurement of health habits for adults in the health insurance study: Vol. II, Overweight, Rand, Santa Monica, California.
Takahashi, I and,Kyo, S., 1968, Studies on the differences in adaptabilities to the noisy environment in sexes and growing processes, J. Anthrop. Soc. Nippon, 76: 34.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1984 Springer Science+Business Media New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Schell, L.M. (1984). The Effects of Chronic Noise Exposure on Human Prenatal Growth. In: Borms, J., Hauspie, R., Sand, E.A., Susanne, C., Hebbelinck, M. (eds) Human Growth and Development. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0743-4_13
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0743-4_13
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4757-0745-8
Online ISBN: 978-1-4757-0743-4
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive