Coping with Life: Aircraft noise may be bad for your health and heart

Friday, March 28, 2008

Aircraft noise may be bad for your health and heart

A study is linking aircraft noise to hypertension, airline advocates said.

In a recently published study, the Hypertension and Exposure to Noise Near Airports (HYENA) study has linked aircraft noise to hypertension in residents near airports.

The New Jersey Coalition Against Aircraft Noise (NJCAAN) said the report shows how the Federal Aviation Administration has "completely ignored analyzing the significant public health, safety and welfare impacts of shifting low altitude departure patterns directly over residential communities in its 10-year effort to revamp the flight patterns in the metropolitan area. "

The group has called upon New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine to block implementation of the FAA’s impending implementation of new low altitude departure patterns at Newark and Philadelphia airports and instruct environmental officials to investigate the health impacts of this plan.

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