Sociodemographic Patterns of Exposure to Civil Aircraft Noise in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Communities with lower socioeconomic status and higher prevalence of racial/ethnic minority populations are often more exposed to environmental pollutants. Although studies have shown associations between aircraft noise and property values and various health outcomes, little is known about how aircraft noise exposures are sociodemographically patterned.

Objective

Our aim was to describe characteristics of populations exposed to aviation noise by race/ethnicity, education, and income in the United States.

Methods

Aircraft noise contours characterized as day-night average sound level (DNL) were developed for 90 U.S. airports in 2010 for DNL ≥45 dB(A) in 1-dB(A) increments. We compared characteristics of exposed U.S. Census block groups at three thresholds (≥4

SUBMITTER: Simon MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8846369 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature