Samenvatting
By relying on methods that underestimate the numbers of people affected by airport-related noises and dismissing the growing evidence that aviation noise is harmful to health, quality of life and children's development, United States aviation transportation policies largely ignore the impacts of airport-related noises on residents. Anti-aviation-noise community groups continue to demand the refunding of the Office of Noise Abatement and Control which once had the responsibility of protecting citizens from the dangers of noise. (A)