Aircraft noise control policy and mental health: a natural experiment based on the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA).
Liming LiLudovico CarrinoErica ReinhardErik J TimmermansMartijn HuismanJip ClaassensJeroen LakerveldMauricio Avendano PabonPublished in: Journal of epidemiology and community health (2020)
The New Deal aircraft noise control policy introduced in Amsterdam was not effective in reducing aircraft noise levels and had no impact on depressive symptoms in older people. Our results raise questions about the effectiveness of the current noise control policy to improve the well-being of residents living near the airport.