To evaluate the quality of available evidence on the effects of environmental noise exposure
on sleep a systematic review was conducted. The databases PSYCINFO, PubMed, Science …

Exposure to traffic noise is associated with stress and sleep disturbances. The World Health
Organization (WHO) recently concluded that road traffic noise increases the risk for ischemic …

Noise is an important public health issue. It has negative impacts on human health and well-
being and is a growing concern. The WHO Regional Office for Europe has developed these …

Sleep represents a set of biological functions necessary for the maintenance of life.
Performing these functions, though, requires that an individual engage in behaviors, which …

The noise impact of the whole railway infrastructure was characterized in the urban
environment of Pisa, Italy. The ordinary train transits were considered, nevertheless it was …

An appropriate sleep environment is critical to achieve adequate quality and quantity of
sleep. General sleep hygiene recommendations suggest that individuals should maintain a …

Following the Parma Declaration on Environment and Health adopted at the Fifth Ministerial
Conference (2010), the Ministers and representatives of Member States in the WHO …

Most environmental epidemiology studies model health effects of noise by regressing on
acoustic exposure metrics that are based on the concept of average energetic dose over …

Metro depots are where subway trains are parked and where maintenance is carried out.
They usually occupy the largest ground areas in metro projects. Due to land utilization …

Background: Access to a quiet side in one's dwelling is thought to compensate for higher
noise levels at the most exposed façade. It has also been indicated that noise from …