Quiet please! Fighting noise pollution
Further reading
November/December 2004, page 13
Fresh air without the noise (by Stephen Luntz)
A high-tech window delivers fresh air into a building while keeping out noise.
No. 108, 2001, pages 32-33
Sound standards (by Steve Davidson)
Covers proposed changes to sound insulation standards in Australia.
22 August 2007, pages 6-9
Dying for some quiet: The truth about noise pollution (by Andy Coghlan)
Reports on research linking noise pollution to premature death and illness.
13 December 2003, pages 28-31
The shape of wings to come (by Paul Marks)
Discusses approaches being investigated for the development of quieter aircraft.
22 November 2003, pages 26-27
Smooth approach cuts noise pollution (by Paul Marks)
Noise nuisance from aircraft can be reduced significantly by changing the way planes come in to land.
23 March 2002, pages 32-35
Sculpted sound (by Philip Ball)
Describes how large structures called sonic crystals can block out sound.
17 March 2001, page 5
Sounds alarming (by Duncan Graham-Rowe)
An Austrian study has shown that children living in noisy neighbourhoods had raised levels of blood pressure, heart rates and stress hormones.
8 September 1998, page 7
The sound of silence (by Mick Hamer)
Describes ways of minimising train noise.
5 July 1997, page 12
What did you say? (by Dan Charles)
Discusses the effect of loud music on hearing.
10 May 1997, page 5
Noise pollution robs kids of language skills (by Vincent Kiernan)
Discusses the links between poor reading skills where children live.
16 November 1996, pages 14-15
Plagued by noise (by Michael Bond)
Discusses noise pollution guidelines and the effects of noise on human health.
January 2008
Wings of silence (by Delphine d’Hoop)
Evaluates noise reduction technology in aircraft.
Page updated July 2008.