Black&Black

• What was the aim (Black&Black)?

  To explore the impact of aircraft noise on the health of a community of people living in the areas surrounding Sydney Airport in Australia
• What was the sample (Black&Black)?

  1500 ppnts living in the surrounding areas of Sidney Airport

  • Aircraft noise group: experienced 50 or more planes which exceeded 70db
  • Control group: no experience of these planes but matched socio-economically
• What was the procedure(Black&Black)?

  Sent a questionnaire with a cover letter titled "Environmental noise" to collect data on health-related questions about hypertension, noise and stress
• What were the results(Black&Black)?

  The aircraft group showed higher levels of noise stress and lower levels of mental health scores in comparison to the control group

  There was a significant positive relationship between noise exposure and chronic noise stress

  Chronic noise exposure is positively correlated with hypertension
• What was the conclusion (Black&Black)?

  Environmental stressors are linked to negative health