Is there any safety threshold for road traffic noise?
Based on the current scientific evidence on the health effects [...]
What is the current legislation on environmental noise in the EU?
In the European Union (EU), the main legislative framework for [...]
If the WHO guidelines recommend noise levels below 53 dB Lden, why did the study use 55 dB Lden as a threshold for harmful levels of noise?
Even though the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends reducing exposure [...]
What is Lden?
Lden is an indicator of noise exposure that accounts for [...]
What are the WHO guidelines on noise?
Based on the existing scientific evidence, in 2018 the World [...]
Why only deaths from IHD causes were included?
In this study, only deaths from Ischaemic Heart Disease (IHD) [...]
How is the avoidable deaths number calculated?
To calculate the number of avoidable deaths, the study uses [...]
How is the percentage of the highly annoyed population calculated?
To calculate the proportion of the highly annoyed population, the [...]
What does “avoidable deaths” mean?
Avoidable deaths can be defined as the fraction of mortality [...]
What does “high annoyance” mean?
Noise annoyance can be defined as a state of irritation [...]