Coordination: Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Barbara
Griefahn,
Dr. rer. nat. Christoph
van Thriel
Cooperating research groups
Chronobiology,
Physical environment, Neurobehavioural
toxicology and chemosensation, (Flexible behaviour control, Molecular toxicology)
Physical and chemical environmental factors can cause a feeling of acute annoyance or, in the long run, even a state of chronic annoyance. This intergroup research initiative was started at the end of 2005 and aims at evaluation and comparison of acute annoyance caused by noise and odours. Based on the findings a perceptive/cognitive model will be designed to identify specific modality-related and unspecific moderators of the experienced acute annoyance.
Publications
Amoore JE, Hautala E (1983). Odor as an aid to chemical safety: Odor thresholds compared with threshold limit values and volatilities for 214 industrial chemicals in air and water dilution. J Appl Toxicol 3: 272-290.
Both R, Sucker K, Winneke G, Koch E (2004). Odour intensity and hedonic tone - important parameters to describe odour annoyance to residents? Water Sci Technol 50: 83-92.
Cain WS, Cometto-Muniz JE (1995). Irritation and odor as indicators of indoor pollution. Occup Med 10: 133-145.
Dalton P (2000). Psychophysical and behavioral characteristics of olfactory adaptation. Chem Senses 25: 487-492.
Dalton P (2002). Odor, irritation and perception of health risk. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 75: 283-290.
Dalton P (2004). Olfaction and anosmia in rhinosinusitis. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 4: 230-236.
Dalton PH, Dilks DD, Banton MI (2000). Evaluation of odor and sensory irritation thresholds for methyl isobutyl ketone in humans. AIHAJ 61: 340-350.
Deems DA, Doty RL, Settle RG, Moore-Gillon V, Shaman P, Mester AF et al. (1991). Smell and taste disorders, a study of 750 patients from the University of Pennsylvania smell and taste center. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 117: 519-528.
DIN-VDI (1999). Messen und Bewerten von Gerüchen: Technische Regeln. Berlin: Beuth.
Doty RL, Cometto-Muniz JE, Jalowayski AA, Dalton P, Kendal-Reed M, Hodgson M (2004). Assessment of upper respiratory tract and ocular irritative effects of volatile chemicals in humans. Crit Rev Toxicol 34: 85-142.
Felscher-Suhr U, Guski R, Schuemer R (1998a). Constructing equidistant annoyance scales – an international study. In: Goodwin VC, Stevenson DC (eds): Internoise 98 - Sound and Silence: Setting the balance (Beitrag Nr. 112). Auckland: New Zealand Acoustical Society (CD-ROM).
Felscher-Suhr U, Guski R, Schuemer R (1998b). Some results of an international scaling study and their implications on noise research. In: Carter N, Job RFS (eds): 7th International Congress on Noise as a Public Health Problem: Congress proceedings, Vol 2 (pp 733-736) Sydney.
Fields JM (1993). Effect of personal and situational variables on noise annoyance in residential areas. J Acoust Soc Am 93: 2753-2763.
Fields JM (1996). Progress towards the use of shared reaction questions. In: Hill FA, Lawrence R (eds.): Internoise 96: Noise control - The next 25 years, Vol 5 (pp 2389-2394). St. Albans, UK: Institute of Acoustics.
Fields JM, de Jong RG, Brown AL, Flindell IH, Gjestland T, Job RFS, Kurra S, Lercher P, Schuemer-Kohrs A, Vallet M, Yano T (1997). Guidelines for reporting core information from community noise reaction surveys. J Sound Vib 206: 685-695.
Green BG, Dalton P, Cowart B, Shaffer G, Rankin K, Higgins J (1996). Evaluating the 'labeled magnitude scale' for measuring sensations of taste and smell. Chem Senses 21: 323-334.
Griefahn B, Di Nisi J (1992). Mood and cardiovascular functions during noise, related to sensitivity, type of noise and sound pressure level. J Sound Vib 155: 111-123.
Guski R, Felscher-Suhr U, Schuemer R (1999). The concept of noise annoyance: How international experts see it. J Sound Vib 223: 513-527.
ISO TC 43/SC 1 (2002-02), N/A. Acoustics - Assessment of noise annoyance by means of social and socioacoustic surveys. Geneve: ISO Central Secretariat.
Job RFS (1988). Community response to noise: A review of factors influencing the relationship between noise exposure and reaction. J Acoust Soc Am 83: 991-1001.
Koelega HS (1987). Introduction: Environmental annoyance. In: Koelega HS (ed): Environmental annoyance: Characterization, measurement, and control (pp 1-7). Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Lindvall T, Radford EP (1973). Measurement of annoyance due to exposure to environmental factors: The 4th Karolinska Institute symposium on environmental health 6(1): 1-36.
Marks A, Griefahn B (2005). The relevance of noise sensitivity for sleep, subjective sleep quality, and mood after disturbed nights. Sleep Med 6 (Suppl 2): 814-815.
Miedema HME, Vos H (1998). Exposure-response relationships for transportation noise. J Acoust Soc Am 104: 3432-3445.
Miedema HME, Vos H (1999). Demographic and attitudinal factors that modify annoyance from transportation noise. J Acoust Soc Am 105: 3336-3344.
Möhler U, Liepert M, Schuemer R, Griefahn B (2000a). Differences between railway and road traffic noise. J Sound Vib 231: 853-864.
Möhler U, Liepert M, Schuemer R, Schuemer-Kohrs A, Schreckenberg D, Mehnert P, Griefahn B (2000b). Vergleichende Untersuchung über die Lärmwirkung bei Straßen- und Schienenverkehr. Z Lärmbekämpf 47: 144–151.
Persson Waye K, Bengtsson J, Kjellberg A, Benton S (2001). Low frequency noise "pollution" interferes with performance. Noise & Health 4(13): 33-49.
Schachter S, Singer JE (1962). Cognitive, social, and physiological determinants of emotional state. Psychol Rev 69: 379-399.
Schütte M, Leue E, Griefahn B (2006). Der NoiSeQ (Noise Sensitivity Questionnaire): Ein Fragebogen zur Messung der Lärmempfindlichkeit. Diagnostica (in Rev.).
Seeber A, Blaszkewicz M, Golka K, Kiesswetter E (1997). Solvent exposure and ratings of well-being: Dose-effect relationships and consistency of data. Environ Res 73: 81-91.
Seeber A, van Thriel C, Haumann K, Kiesswetter E, Blaszkewicz M, Golka K (2002). Psychological reactions related to chemosensory irritation. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 75: 314-325.
Shusterman D, Murphy MA, Balmes J (2001). The influence of sex, allergic rhinitis, and test system on nasal sensitivity to airborne irritants: A pilot study. Environ Health Perspect 109: 15-19.
Shusterman D, Murphy MA, Balmes J (2003). Differences in nasal irritant sensitivity by age, gender, and allergic rhinitis status. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 76: 577-583.
Smeets M, Dalton P (2002). Perceived odor and irritation of isopropanol: A comparison between naive controls and occupationally exposed workers. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 75: 541-548.
Stansfeld SA (1992). Noise, noise sensitivity and psychiatric disorder: epidemiological and psychophysiological studies. Psychological Medicine, Monograph Supplement 22. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Pr.
van Thriel C, Kiesswetter E, Blaszkewicz M, Golka K, Seeber A (2003). Neurobehavioral effects during experimental exposure to 1-octanol and isopropanol. Scand J Work Environ Health 29: 143-151.
van Thriel C, Kiesswetter E, Schäper M, Blaszkewicz M, Golka K, Seeber A (2005). An integrative approach considering acute symptoms and intensity ratings of chemosensory sensations during experimental exposures. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol 19: 589-598.
van Thriel C, Triebig G, Bolt HM (2006). Editorial: Evaluation of chemosensory effects due to occupational exposures. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 79: 265-267.
Winneke G (1992). Structure and determinants of psychophysiological response to odorant/irritant air pollution. Ann NY Acad Sci 641: 261-276.