Night noise guidelines for Europe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Noise--Health aspects.

Noise.

Sleep--Health aspects.

Sleep.

Physical Description:

xviii, 162 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Copenhagen : World Health Organization Europe, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Environmental noise is a threat to public health, having negative impacts on human health and wellbeing. This book reviews the health effects of night time noise exposure, examines dose-effects relations, and presents interim and ultimate guideline values of night noise exposure. It offers guidance to the policy-makers in reducing the health impacts of night noise, based on expert evaluation of scientific evidence in Europe.The review of scientific evidence and the derivation of guideline values were conducted by outstanding scientists. The contents of the document were peer-reviewed and discussed for a consensus among the experts and the stakeholders. We are thankful for those who contributed to the development and presentation of this guidelines and believe that this work will contribute to improving the health of the people in the Region.

Contents:

COVER

TITLE

COPYRIGHT

CONTENTS

ABSTRACT

FOREWORD

LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION: METHODS AND CRITERIA

Chapter 2: THE RELATION BETWEEN SLEEP AND HEALTH

Chapter 3: EFFECTS OF NIGHT-TIME NOISE ON SLEEP

Chapter 4: ON HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

Chapter 5: GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

REFERENCES

APPENDICES.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-50174-7

9786612501746

92-890-4174-9

OCLC:

609855937