ANNOYANCE BY AIRCRAFT NOISE AROUND SMALL AIRPORTS

Studies on annoyance caused by aircraft noise exposure were undertaken in eight areas near three small and medium sized airports to assess t he validity of a previously developed principle to express the relevan t noise exposure. The results showed a dose-response relationship for the extent of annoyance when the noise exposure was expressed as the n umber of noise events greater than or equal to 70 dB(A). The maximum n oise levels did not influence the extent of annoyance. The practical a pplication of this principle for control of aircraft noise is illustra ted. (C) 1997 Academic Press Limited.