Citation

Scheuch K. Noise Health 2004; 6(22): 65-67.

Affiliation

Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational and Social Medicine of the Carl Gustav Carus Medical Faculty, Technological University of Dresden, FRG.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Noise Research Network, University College London)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15070531

Abstract

The "Special Assessment of Environment and Health" (SAEH) by the Council of Experts for Environmental Questions of Federal Republic of Germany is presented regarding to it's statements concerning the consequences of aircraft noise during night. Considering the issue of sustainability it is emphasized that lower limit values of the validity of scientific results need to be accepted. As the discussion of the literature shows the statements of the Council are rather vague and warily. This is a question of used parameters of noise effects during the night as well as its interpretation. It seems necessary to utilize a hierarchical structure of limit values and with interpretation of the term "threshold" as normal physiological reactions. More investigations are necessary in this field.

Language: en