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The Adverse Health Impacts of Airport Expansion with Particular Reference to Sea-Tac International Airport THE ADVERSE HEALTH IMPACTS OF AIRPORT EXPANSION WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO SEA-TAC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT From the Health Subcommittee of the Environmental Impact Committee of the Regional Coalition on Airport Affairs Prepared by: D. Dennis Hansen, M.D. Lee A. Sanders M.D., Ph.D. With assistance from: Mark Benedum (Associate Administrator Highline Hospital) Rose Clark (Concerned local citizen) 10/5/92 [Page 1]• SUMMARY OF ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS OF AIRPORTS http://www.rcaanews.org/ http://www.rcaanews.org/libr1.htm Fiction: Airport noise is a minor annoyance and people living near the airport should be "good sports" and learn to ignore it. Fact: Airport noise results in a significant increase in community use of tranquilizers and sleeping pills. Airport communities have an increased rate of alcoholism, and admissions to psychiatric hospitals. Airport-related noise can literally drive people mad.• /////////////////////////////////////////// Fiction: Communities near the airport offer affordable housing and would be suitable for young families. Fact: Infants born to mothers living under the flight path have lower birth weights and higher likelihood of prematurity. There is some experimental evidence to suggest that serious birth defects are more likely when the mother is exposed to high noise levels during pregnancy. Airport communities are unsafe for pregnant women and their children. /////////////////////////////////////////// Fiction: Although it is annoying, airport noise will not affect your physical health. Fact: Excessive noise has been positively associated with the development of hypertension, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar, all of which place people at increased risk of…

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