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Title: Socio-psychological airplane noise investigation in the districts of three Swiss airports: Zurich, Geneva and Basel

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6110445

The results of noise measurements and calculations are available in the form of noise maps for each of the three areas. To measure the stress due to airplane noise the Noise and Number Index (NNI) was applied. In the vicinities of the airports, 400 households were randomly selected in each of the three noise zones (of 10 NNI intervals each). A total of 3939 questionnaires could be evaluated, one quarter of which came from areas without airplane noise. Concurrently, traffic noise was measured in areas of Basel and expressed in sum total levels L sub 50 and the reaction of 944 persons was elicited by interrogation.

Research Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (USA)
OSTI ID:
6110445
Report Number(s):
NASA-TM-75787
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English