The recognition of noise exposure as a prominent environmental determinant of public
health has grown substantially. While recent years have yielded a wealth of evidence linking …

The importance of noise exposure as a major environmental determinant of public health is
being increasingly recognized. While in recent years a large body evidence has emerged …

The question of whether environmental noise exposure causes mental ill-health is still
largely unanswered. This paper reviews the studies of environmental and industrial noise …

Exposure to noise constitutes a health risk. There is sufficient scientific evidence that noise
exposure can induce hearing impairment, hypertension and ischemic heart disease …

TOO OFTEN INDIVIDUALS ERR in using the words sound and noise synonymously. Sound,
when received by the human ear and interpreted by the listener, may be judged to be either …

Urbanisation processes and anthropogenic actions led to a significant increase in pollution
levels, with relevant consequences on global health. In particular, noise pollution …

Noise and health guidance to date have focused on the direct links between noise and
health outcomes such as annoyance, sleep disturbance, cardiovascular and metabolic …

Background Environmental noise is a pervasive pollutant that is one of the greatest
environmental threats to mental, physiological and psychological well-being and has a …

The health implications of environmental noise, especially cardiovascular effects, have been
studied intensively. Research on associations between noise and mental health, however …

To date, most studies of noise and mental health have focused on noise exposure rather
than noise annoyance. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to …