Measuring aircraft noise around rapidly expanding airports is a contentious issue. On the one hand, residents complain of significant disturbance. At the same time aircraft operators stress their efforts to keep within government guidelines on environmental impact. Considering that noise is a perception with a threshold of annoyance that varies from person to person, what can be done to measure aircraft noise and bring the interests of embattled residents, aircraft operators and relentlessly growing airports closer together?
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