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Higher risks of hypertension for people living nearby airports

Milan, Italy - European Community research

A research financed by the European Community has shown that the continuous roar of airplanes increases the risk of hypertension, which is proportional to the noise exposure. The risk of hypertension is 14% higher for each 10 decibel increase of the average airplane roar at night. The research has underlined that, in Italy, Piedmontese and Lombard people living near the airport of Malpensa are the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1075536
Rome, Italy, 06/18/2007 17:21
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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