The Effects of Lead & Noise

Training piston-engine aircrafts use leaded fuel and can be extremely noisy. This page is dedicated to studies & articles about the effects of lead and noise.

EPA Proposes Endangerment Finding for Lead Emissions from Aircraft Engines that Operate on Leaded Fuel

https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-proposes-endangerment-finding-lead-emissions-aircraft-engines-operate-leaded-fuel

Environmental Protection Agency asked to regulate lead pollution at airports

Centennial Airport #4 in lead emitting airports in the nation - Read More 

https://earthjustice.org/sites/default/files/files/top100leadpollutingairports_2021-08-23.pdf

Centennial Airport #1 in lead emitting airports in the state of Colorado. Read More...

https://www.fox21news.com/news/environmental-protection-agency-asked-to-regulate-lead-pollution-at-airports/


Study Commissioned by County of Santa Clara Finds Increased Lead Levels in Children Living Near Reid-Hillview Airport

https://news.sccgov.org/news-release/study-commissioned-county-santa-clara-finds-increased-lead-levels-children-living-near

Small Planes Responsible For 14,000 Times More Lead Pollution Than Reported by UK Agency: Study

https://jalopnik.com/small-planes-responsible-for-14-000-times-more-lead-pol-1849882751 

 NASEM Aviation Lead Fuel Study Proposal: Assure that the 2023 FAA Re-Authorization Act includes measures to eliminate toxic aviation lead emissions.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xueACHI3wEjzycrjwh1eSYOSMe6ysuMR/view?usp=sharing

Studies on the Impact of Aircraft Noise on Health

Health Impacts of Aircraft Noise

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-91194-2_7#:~:text=Aircraft%20noise%20exposure%20poses%20a,sleep%20disturbance%2C%20and%20cardiovascular%20diseases

Long-Term Effects of Aircraft Noise Exposure on Vascular Oxidative Stress, Endothelial Function and Blood Pressure: No Evidence for Adaptation or Tolerance Development  

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmolb.2021.814921/full  

Noise pollution by planes: this is what living near an airport can do with your health  

https://knops.co/magazine/noise-pollution-planes/  

Fetal Health Negatively Impacted by Airplane Noise  

https://news.ucdenver.edu/fetal-health-negatively-impacted-by-airplane-noise/#:~:text=Contents,of%20Colorado%20Denver%20study%20found.  

Health Based Criteria for Use in Managing Airport and Aircraft Noise 

https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/37945140?fbclid=IwAR1BopZGefWjiRUxqnaYTRQZAyV2AH-W-JOo00IIlZogcbDk9CYvHMdmii4