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2. Airport Environment Living near an airport is like being married to a beautiful and rich person who’s snoring Stelian Ghelberg, Ministry of Environmental Protection, ISRAEL stelian@sviva.gov.il

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4. המשרד להגנת הסביבה אגף מניעת רעש וקרינה

5. Ministry of Environmental Protection, ISRAEL Radioactivity X-ray UV ELF LASER RF Noise Experts

6. Ministry of Environmental Protection, ISRAEL Radioactivity X-ray UV ELF LASER RF Noise Experts Noise RF LASER ELF UV X-ray Radioactivity Public

7. Ministry of Environmental Protection, ISRAEL WHO definition of Health Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization as adopted by the International Health Conference, New York, 19-22 June, 1946; signed on 22 July 1946 by the representatives of 61 States (Official Records of the World Health Organization, no. 2, p. 100) and entered into force on 7 April 1948. The Definition has not been amended since 1948.

8. Ministry of Environmental Protection, ISRAEL We believe in perceptions Our perceptions can be wrong The perception is that the airport noise is a risk

9. Noise can’t be received quietly  Noise disturbs your body  Noise disturbs your soul  Noise is depreciating your home’s value Ministry of Environmental Protection, ISRAEL

10. Aircraft noise Ministry of Environmental Protection, ISRAEL

11. Factors influencing noise annoyance  Distance, background noise, rural vs. urban  Fear, age, education, occupation, homeownership, household size  The attitude of relevant authorities Ministry of Environmental Protection, ISRAEL

12. What they say Operators General Public If real, the risk is small Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence No evidence of harm Better safe than sorry It’s expensive to reduce noise Guilty until proven no guilty No guilty until proven guilty The science may be wrong Believe in science It’s unhealthy to live with noise MoEP is too strict MoEP is too liberal MoEP is wrong

13. Ministry of Environmental Protection, ISRAEL Airport surface Airport layout Runway length Load factor Fleet mix Traffic Meteorological conditions Airport Physical Capacity Day/Evening/Night distribution Noise sensitive land uses Regulatory scenario Noise insulation program Building codes Zoning Public relations Airport Acoustical Capacity

14. Ministry of Environmental Protection, ISRAEL ICAO Resolution A35-5 Balanced Approach Reducing noise at source Land-use planning Noise abatement procedures Operating restrictions

15. Ministry of Environmental Protection, ISRAEL Noise abatement operational procedures Take off and landing procedures Reversing thrust Flight patterns

16. Ministry of Environmental Protection, ISRAEL Operating restrictions Curfews Ground operations

17. Ministry of Environmental Protection, ISRAEL Safe and Risk real – immense benefit Unsafe and Risk real – immense cost Better safe then sorry Public opinion is a powerful force: It can elect presidents, topple dictators and close airports

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