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  • 2018 Department of Transportation Noise Map near Sea-Tac Airport

    TagsDepartment Of Transportation, Map, Noise
  • 2023-04-26

    An underestimated danger: Noise and air pollution are new and important cardiovascular risk factors

    Environmental stressors such as traffic noise pose a threat to human health worldwide. A study by DZHK researcher Prof. Thomas Münzel, published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, shows that noise has negative effects on blood vessels and the brain within a very short exposure time. Other recent review articles co-authored by him show
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsDZHK, Health, Noise
  • Projecting the health and economic burden of aircraft noise final report

    TagsHealth, NoiseStudy TopicsHealth, Socioeconomics
  • StART Memo FAA Authority to Change the 65 DNL

    TagsASNAA, Aviation Safety Noise Abatement Act 1978, DNL65, FAA, Noise, Part 150, StART, Vince Mestre
  • Health Based Criteria for Use in Managing Airport and Aircraft Noise (Johnson-2018)

    Citable link: https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/37945140
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsHarvard, Health, Noise, Third Runway
  • 2022-12-05

    The FAA’s 65 dBA DNL is not a safe noise exposure level for the American public

    Academic paper presented at the 183rd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America arguing that the FAA’s 65 dBA day-night average sound level standard is not safe for public health. The paper discusses how the EPA calculated safer levels at 55 dB for outdoor activities and 45 dB for indoor activities, and examines the non-auditory
    TagsAcademic Journals, Acoustical Society of America, DNL65, FAA, Noise
  • The FAA allows Americans to be exposed to unsafe levels of aircraft noise

    Daniel Fink – djfink01@aol.com Twitter: @QuietCoalition Board Chair, The Quiet Coalition 60 Thoreau Street Concord, MA 01742 United States The Quiet Coalition is a program of Quiet Communities, Inc., Lincoln, MA, USA Popular version of 4aNS8-The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) allows Americans to be exposed to unsafe levels of aviation noise, presented at the 183rd
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsAcoustical Society of America, Health, Noise
  • Calculating DNL65

    We’ve often made the claim that DNL65 is not really a unit of measure. And when we say that it comes off as both condescending and patronizing. Okeedokee… If you want to understand DNL65,  you should probably start by going to the regulations governing Airport Noise Compatibility and Planning aka Part 150. Got it? Great.
    TagsAEDT, DNL65, Health, Noise, Vince Mestre
  • The FAA allows Americans to be exposed to unsafe levels of aircraft noise

    Nov 8, 2022 | 183rd Meeting, Lay Language Paper, Noise, Psychological and Physiological Acoustics Daniel Fink – djfink01@aol.com Twitter: @QuietCoalition Board Chair, The Quiet Coalition 60 Thoreau Street Concord, MA 01742 United States The Quiet Coalition is a program of Quiet Communities, Inc., Lincoln, MA, USA Popular version of 4aNS8-The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) allows Americans to be exposed to
    CategoriesFrom The Web TagsASA, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Noise
  • Quiet Communities: Minimizing the Effects of Noise through Land Use Controls 03/79

    TagsLand Use, National Association of Counties Research, Noise

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    21630 11th Ave S,
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    Purpose and Recommendation To provide the Council with an update on the status of the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) environmental review. Background Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Approval On September 26, 2025, the FAA completed their National Environmental Policy Act review and approved a Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision

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    Add to CalendarMMonday Jun 22, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
    2450 S 142nd St SeaTac, WA 98168
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    The Port of Seattle is sponsoring four open houses to answer your questions about the SAMP/SEPA Draft EIS. There will be a reporter to take your comments in-person. Monday, June 22: 6–8pm Glacier Middle School Entrance lobby/commons 2450 S 142nd St SeaTac, WA 98168

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    22450 19th Ave S
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    The Port of Seattle is sponsoring four open houses to answer your questions about the SAMP/SEPA Draft EIS. There will be a reporter to take your comments in-person. Tuesday, June 23: 6–8pm Mount Rainier High School Cafeteria space 22450 19th Ave S Des Moines, WA 98198

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