Impact of noise pollution on our environment and health in flanders

Setting
The IST investigates the impact of noise pollution on the environment on the one hand and public health and wellbeing in Flanders on the other hand, as well as the social controversies about the issue. Earlier, the IST conducted comparable researches into non-ionizing radiation and fine dust.
The planned report and the accompanying dossier will describe different sound sources and various types of exposure. The IST intends to come to a state of the art report about the policies and research about noise pollution, so as to identify problems and points of interest. Various cases will illustrate the societal debate on noise pollution, e.g. music festivals and hearing damage, wind energy and environmental planning.

Planning
The release of the report and the accompanying dossier is planned for December 2011.

Project leader: Els Van den Cruyce