The role of annoyance in the relation between transportation noise and children's health and cognition

On the basis of this study it cannot be ruled out that the appraisal of the noise affects the association between air and road traffic noise exposure and children's health and cognition. However, the conclusion is limited due to the relatively small group of annoyed children, which may have influenced our group comparisons. Furthermore, the...

Neurobehavioral effects of transportation noise in primary schoolchildren A cross-sectional study

Background. Due to shortcomings in the design, no source-specific exposure-effect relations are as yet available describing the effects of noise on children's cognitive performance. This paper reports on a study investigating the effects of aircraft and road traffic noise exposure on the cognitive performance of primary schoolchildren in both...

Nasal inflammatory and respiratory parameters in human volunteers during and after repeated exposure to chlorine