Noise could take years off your life. Here’s how.

We used a professional sound meter the din of daily life and talked to scientists about the health risks it can pose. Emily Baumgaertner, Jason Kao, Eleanor Lutz, Josephine Sedgwick, Rumsey Taylor, Noah Throop and Josh WilliamsJune 9, 2023 On a spring afternoon in Bankers Hill, San Diego, the soundscape is serene: Sea breeze rustles through the trees, and neighbors chat pleasantly

SKCDOH Community Health and Airport Operations Related Pollution Report December 2020

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This study is part of what is broadly known as 'The Commerce Study'. The reference to HB 1109 (2019) refers to the fact that it was funded by a Budget Proviso. All such funding is voted on in an omnibus spending bill (HB 1109) in Sections 129, 221, 1011 and 1502 (UW DEOHS)

This study is part of what is broadly known as 'The Commerce Study'. The reference to HB 1109 (2019) refers to the fact that it ...

2020 Washington State Senate Bill 6168 Sec. 603 (42) Indoor Air Quality Study

State Budget (SENATE BILL 6168, Sec. 603) (42) $50,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2021 is provided solely for the department of environmental and occupational health sciences to provide an air quality report. The report will study the relationship between indoor and outdoor ultrafine particle air quality at sites with vulnerable populations,

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April 29, 2019 | Lynn Schnaiberg Research led by UW DEOHS measures air traffic pollution around Sea-Tac Airport to understand potential health effects on nearby communities UW DEOHS leads the first study to systematically track aircraft-related air pollution in the communities around Seattle-Tacaoma International Airport. Photo: Don Wilson, Port of Seattle. JC Harris lives on

2017 Washington State Senate Bill 6032 Sec. 602 (19) MOV-UP Study

“$125,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2018 and $125,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2019 are provided solely for the University of Washington school of public health to study the air quality implications of air traffic at the international airport in the state that has the highest total annual