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Seattle-Tacoma Int’l UPgrades Facilities With Multibillion-Dollar Capital Campaign
To keep pace with growth, SEA is investing more than $4.6 billion over the next five years on projects designed to upgrade facilities and elevate the passenger experience. It’s all part of a long-term capital campaign called Upgrade SEA. The challenge, however, is space.
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Children living near airport found to have raised lead levels in blood
A study of children living near one such airport in US finds those within 1.5 kilometers are at highest risk
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Socioeconomic and racial disparities in source-apportioned PM2.5 levels across urban areas in the contiguous US, 2010
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution exposure is associated with short and long-term health effects. Several studies found differences in PM2.5 exposure associated with neighborhood racial and socioeconomic composition.
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Impact of aeroplane noise on mental and physical health: a quasi-experimental analysis
Objectives Historically, departures at New York City’s LaGuardia airport flew over a large sports complex within a park. During the US Open tennis games, flights were diverted to fly over a heavily populated foreign-born neighbourhood for roughly 2 weeks out of the year so that the tennis match was not disturbed (the ‘TNNIS’ departure).
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Seattle-Tacoma Int’l Welcomes the World via New International Arrivals Facility
Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) recently passed a significant mile marker in its ongoing quest to earn top marks from passengers. Earlier this year, the airport gained a fourth star in its Skytrax rating, and Managing Director Lance Lyttle is confident that a new International Arrivals Facility will help SEA earn a perfect five-star rating and achieve…
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Noise and Health
Noise pollution is more than a nuisance. It’s a health risk.
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Air pollution kills – Evidence from a global analysis of exposure and poverty
Globally, poor air quality is estimated to cause some 7 million deaths each year. This study provides a comprehensive account of the relationship between ambient (outdoor) air pollution exposure, economic development, and poverty in 211 countries and territories.
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The effect of classroom acoustic conditions on literacy outcomes for children in primary school: A review
Literacy skills are essential for success in today’s society. However, classrooms often have suboptimal acoustic conditions for learning.
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The Negative Impact of Noise on Adolescents’ Executive Function: An Online Study in the Context of Home-Learning During a Pandemic
UNICEF estimates that 1.6 billion children across the world have had their education impacted by COVID-19 and have attempted to continue their learning at home. With ample evidence showing a negative impact of noise on academic achievement within schools, the current pre-registered study set out to determine what aspects of the home environment might be…
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Aviation Impacts Solutions Summit
Summit to bring together communities, researchers and policymakers to develop solutions that promote health and well-being in airport communities
