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Short-term annoyance from nocturnal aircraft noise exposure: results of the NORAH and STRAIN sleep studies

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Purpose

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) investigated in the NORAH sleep study the association between a distinct change in nocturnal aircraft noise exposure due to the introduction of a night curfew (11:00 p.m.–5:00 a.m.) at Frankfurt Airport and short-term annoyance reactions of residents in the surrounding community. Exposure–response curves were calculated by random effects logistic regression to evaluate the aircraft noise-related parameters (1) number of overflights and (2) energy equivalent noise level LASeq for the prediction of short-term annoyance. Data of the NORAH sleep study were compared with the STRAIN sleep study which was conducted by DLR near Cologne–Bonn Airport in 2001/2002 (N = 64), representing a steady-state/low-rate change.

Methods

The NORAH sleep study was based on questionnaire surveys with 187 residents living in the vicinity of Frankfurt Airport. Noise-induced short-term annoyance and related non-acoustical variables were assessed. Nocturnal aircraft noise exposure was measured inside the residents’ home.

Results

A statistically significant rise in the portion of annoyed residents with increasing number of overflights was found. Similarly, the portion of annoyed subjects increased with rising LASeq. Importance of the frequency of fly-overs for the prediction of annoyance reactions was emphasized. The annoyance probability was significantly higher in the NORAH than in the STRAIN sleep study.

Conclusions

Results confirm the importance of both acoustical parameters for the prediction of short-term annoyance due to nocturnal aircraft noise. Quantitative annoyance models that were derived at steady-state/low-rate change airports cannot be directly applied to airports that underwent a distinct change in operational and noise exposure patterns.

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The NORAH sleep study was performed on behalf of the Gemeinnützige Umwelthaus GmbH (UNH) in the forum airport and region (FFR). The NORAH study was funded by the UNH (45.86%), state of Hessen (40.6%), municipalities (2.19%), Fraport (10.15%) and aviation companies (1.2%). The funding bodies had no influence on the study or the content of the paper. We thank our colleagues at the DLR Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Department of Flight Physiology and the students of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Giessen, very much for their excellent work and their tremendous support in the implementation of the study. We thank Dirk Schreckenberg (ZEUS GmbH) for his qualified support and Dr. Daniel Aeschbach for comments on the manuscript.

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Quehl, J., Müller, U. & Mendolia, F. Short-term annoyance from nocturnal aircraft noise exposure: results of the NORAH and STRAIN sleep studies. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 90, 765–778 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-017-1238-7

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