TagAcademic Journals(54)

A Swiss study interviewed 67 patients with obstructive sleep apnea who used CPAP therapy to estimate the monetary value people place on undisturbed sleep. Patients valued a good night's sleep at an average of about 70 Swiss francs per night, and after adjusting for the difference in severity between sleep apnea and traffic noise disturbance, the researchers estimated that noise-free sleep is worth roughly 7 to 24 Swiss francs per person per night. The findings suggest that sleep disrupted by road traffic noise carries a significant monetary cost that should be factored into airport and transportation noise policy decisions.

A European study called RANCH examined how aircraft and road traffic noise affects reading comprehension and attention in nearly 3,000 children aged 9-10 in the UK, Netherlands, and Spain. Results showed that higher aircraft noise exposure was significantly linked to poorer reading comprehension, while road traffic noise showed no such effect; neither type of noise impacted sustained attention. The findings suggest aircraft noise poses a greater risk to children's cognitive development than road traffic noise, with implications for school siting and noise exposure policies near airports.

Book edited by Amanda L. Azous (Azous Environmental Sciences) and Richard R. Horner (Research Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture and Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle), published by Lewis Publishers (Boca Raton, London, New York, Washington D.C.). Title: ‘Wetlands and Urbanization: Implications for the Future.’ Administrative Record document AR 014000. Covers wetland ecology, urban

Academic paper by Richard R. Horner, Derek B. Booth, Amanda Azous, and Christopher W. May (University of Washington Center for Urban Water Resources Management) on watershed determinants of ecosystem functioning in the Puget Sound Basin. Studies 31 stream reaches on 19 low-order streams and 19 palustrine wetlands over multi-year periods, examining effects of urbanization and

This research study examines how heavy metals in highway stormwater runoff behave as water flows off pavement, finding that most heavy metals remain dissolved rather than attaching to solid particles due to low alkalinity and short travel times on the pavement surface. The study, conducted on Interstate 75 in Cincinnati over two years, explores how best management practices like detention basins or infiltration trenches could be used to capture these metals before they reach receiving waters.

Technical Note #15 from Watershed Protection Techniques, I(1):30-31, covering sources of urban stormwater pollutants as defined in Wisconsin. Based on Bannerman, R., D. Owens, R. Dodds, and N. Hornewer (1993) study published in Water Science & Technology (28):3-5, pp. 241-259. Over 300 runoff samples collected from 46 micro-sites in two watersheds. Documents pollutant concentrations of

This 2001 World Watch article by Ed Ayres examines the growing conflict between expanding airports and the cities surrounding them, highlighting the serious health, environmental, and noise impacts on nearby residents. It challenges the conventional mindset of simply building more airport capacity, noting that a 747 takeoff produces as much air pollution in two minutes as 3,000 cars, and that people living near airports face higher rates of illness and psychological harm. The article explores innovative design alternatives, such as inclined runways and energy-recovering landing systems, as more sustainable solutions to meeting rising air travel demand.

Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) position paper dated August 6, 2000 defining ‘wetland restoration’ as actions taken in a converted or degraded natural wetland that reestablish ecological processes, functions, and biotic/abiotic linkages leading to a persistent, resilient system integrated within its landscape. The paper covers five key scientific considerations: reinstatement of driving ecological processes (hydrology,

Report prepared by Kevin V. Brix and David K. DeForest of Parametrix, Inc. for the International Lead Zinc Research Organization, International Copper Association, and Nickel Producers Environmental Research Association (NiPERA), April 2000. Reviews bioconcentration factors (BCFs) for metals including cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, silver, and zinc in aquatic organisms (fish, bivalves, invertebrates, algae, diatoms). Covers

Peer-reviewed article by S. Ian Hartwell, David M. Jordahl, Joyce E. Evans, and Eric B. May (Maryland Department of Natural Resources) published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 14, No. 8, 1995. Study assesses toxicity of ethylene glycol-based de-icer and propylene glycol-based anti-icer solutions from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to aquatic organisms including fathead minnow