Noise exposure is associated with negative impacts on human cognition, with higher residential noise exposure linked to cognitive impairment in middle-to-older adults.

Noise pollution and human cognition: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of recent evidence.

Noise pollution, including road, rail, and air traffic, is a risk factor for the emergence of affective disorders, potentially affecting psychological well-being and quality of life.

New determinants of mental health: the role of noise pollution. A narrative review

Noise pollution has a global impact on humans and animals, with its origins in the Stone Age, gunpowder invention, and industrial revolution, and its acceleration in the second half of the 20th century.

Noise pollution

Anthropogenic noise impacts biodiversity, with more research on certain taxonomic groups, noise types, and outcomes, but less on others.

Evidence of the impact of noise pollution on biodiversity: a systematic map

Noise pollution in the marine environment is a serious issue caused by various human activities, such as watercraft, offshore oil and gas exploration, and sonar.

Noise Pollution

Long-term outdoor air pollution and ambient noise exposure are associated with cognitive function, depressive symptoms, elevated anxiety, and nuisance in adults, but more research is needed to confirm their independent effects.

Effect of long-term outdoor air pollution and noise on cognitive and psychological functions in adults.

Urban planning influences noise pollution distribution in cities, with road traffic being the main source, and understanding these relationships can help predict, analyze, and prevent noise pollution through effective urban design.

Noise Pollution and Urban Planning

SONYC is a system for monitoring, analyzing, and mitigating urban noise pollution, benefiting health, economic, and quality-of-life for urban residents.

SONYC: a system for monitoring, analyzing, and mitigating urban noise pollution

Noise pollution can enhance pollination and disrupt seed dispersal, potentially reducing seedling recruitment for key species like Pinus edulis, potentially impacting ecosystem structure and diversity.

Noise pollution alters ecological services: enhanced pollination and disrupted seed dispersal

Transportation noise pollution is a significant cardiovascular risk factor, affecting sleep quality, stress hormone levels, and oxidative stress, with potential implications for cognitive development in children exposed to aircraft noise.

Transportation noise pollution and cardiovascular disease

Reducing environmental noise pollution through direct regulation, altering the informational environment, and altering the built environment can significantly improve public health.

Environmental Noise Pollution in the United States: Developing an Effective Public Health Response

Human-produced noise doubles background noise levels in 63% of U.S. protected areas and significantly affects critical habitats for endangered species, threatening ecological systems and visitor experiences.

Noise pollution is pervasive in U.S. protected areas

Noise pollution, caused by industrial machines, transportation systems, and indoor noise, negatively impacts human health and negatively affects community balance.

Noise Pollution: A Review

Environmental noise pollution is a growing health threat and should be addressed through enlightened government controls to protect citizens from adverse health effects and improve living, working, and learning environments.

Noise Pollution: A Modern Plague

Noise pollution is a serious health hazard, with long-term adverse effects on children, and proper measures must be taken to reduce it.

Noise Pollution and Impact on Children Health

Environmental noise from road traffic, aircraft, and railways contributes to cardiovascular outcomes independently of air pollution, with a greater impact than lead, ozone, and dioxins.

Noise Effects on Health in the Context of Air Pollution Exposure

EU-funded urban sound planning research projects show potential, but need better dissemination of results to policy makers and local authorities for effective policy implementation.

Review of recent EU funded research projects from the perspective of urban sound planning: do the results cope with the needs of Europe’s noise policy?

Urban green spaces show moderate evidence of reducing negative perception of noise, potentially benefiting human health in areas exposed to chronic noise pollution.

Urban green spaces' effectiveness as a psychological buffer for the negative health impact of noise pollution: a systematic review.

Noise pollution reduces nesting species richness and alters avian communities, but may indirectly facilitate reproductive success for urban-adapted species due to disrupted predator-prey interactions.

Noise Pollution Changes Avian Communities and Species Interactions

Our quiet routing algorithm effectively minimizes pedestrian exposure to traffic noise pollution while considering route distance constraints, as demonstrated in the city of Heidelberg, Germany.

Quiet Route Planning for Pedestrians in Traffic Noise Polluted Environments

These studies suggest that noise pollution negatively impacts human cognition, psychological well-being, cardiovascular health, biodiversity, and ecosystem structure, with significant sources including transportation and urban activities.