Members of the North Whitehall Planning Commission expressed deep skepticism toward proposed plans for a warehouse near the intersection of Route 309 and Orefield Road, and residents cited traffic, ...
A method devised in the U.K. to measure annoyance responses to motor vehicle noise. It takes into account the traffic flow and therefore functions similarly to the NOISE AND NUMBER INDEX used to ...
Previous studies suggested it was unclear if noise or air pollution played a bigger role The sound of roaring engines and wailing sirens endured by people who live near busy roads can make their ...
“The problem is, they start really early at 6:03 in the morning,” said homeowner John Oliveros, who bought his house three years ago when airplane noise was not an issue. “We would have never bought ...
Listening to recordings of natural soundscapes may help reduce anxiety and stress, but adding in high-traffic noise can mask the potential benefit, new research shows. Researchers enrolled 68 ...