Role of community tolerance level (CTL) in predicting the prevalence of the annoyance of road and rail noise.

Fidell et al. [(2011), J. Acoust.

A first-principles model for estimating the prevalence of annoyance with aircraft noise exposure.

Numerous relationships between noise exposure and transportation noise-induced annoyance have been inferred by curve-fitting methods. The present paper develops a different approach. It derives a systematic relationship by applying an a priori, first-principles model to the findings of forty three studies of the annoyance of aviation noise.

Reduction of road traffic noise and mental health: an intervention study.

Road traffic noise exposure leads to annoyance and impairment of quality of life and may impair health. If this association is causal, a reduction in noise exposure should result in a reduction in noise annoyance and improvement in quality of life. This study examines whether the reduction in road traffic noise following the introduction of a bypass leads to reduction in noise annoyance and common mental disorder and an improvement in quality of life.