The Cost-Effectiveness of Lowering Permissible Noise Levels Around U.S. Airports
Aircraft noise increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases and mental illness. The allowable limit for sound in the vicinity of an airport is 65 decibels (dB) averaged over a 24-h 'day and night' period (DNL) in the United States. The authors evaluate the trade-off between the cost and the health benefits of changing the regulatory DNL level from 65 dB to 55 dB using a Markov model. The study used LaGuardia Airport (LGA) as a case study. In compliance with 55 dB allowable limit of aircraft noise, sound insulation would be required for residential homes within the 55 dB to 65 dB DNL. A Markov model was built to assess the cost-effectiveness of installing sound insulation. One-way sensitivity analyses and Monte Carlo simulation were conducted to test uncertainty of the model. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of installing sound insulation for residents exposed to airplane noise from LGA was $11,163/QALY gained (95% credible interval: cost-saving and life-saving to $93,054/QALY gained). Changing the regulatory standard for noise exposure around airports from 65 dB to 55 dB comes at a very good value.
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- © 2017 Boshen Jiao et al.
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Authors:
- Jiao, Boshen
- Zafari, Zafar
- Will, Brian
- Ruggeri, Kai
- Li, Shukai
- 0000-0002-5983-2472
- Muening, Peter
- 0000-0002-4234-0498
- Publication Date: 2017-12
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 10p
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Serial:
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Volume: 14
- Issue Number: 12
- Publisher: Molecular Diversity Preservation International
- ISSN: 1661-7827
- EISSN: 1660-4601
- Serial URL: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph
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Open Access (libre)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Acoustics; Airports; Cost effectiveness; Noise; Regulations
- Identifier Terms: LaGuardia Airport
- Geographic Terms: United States
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Environment; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01673230
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 25 2018 9:40AM