"The noise pollution of Schiphol is worse than expected"

The organization analyzed Hinderbelevingsonderzoeken GGD municipalities located around Schiphol. According to the Federation of the Environment, 198,000 people were victims of severe noise nuisance in 2016.

An even worse sleep

Schiphol calculated that 138,500 people had been affected. According to a recent study by the National Aerospace Institute, the difference between the theoretical calculation of Schiphol and the measurement of the real noise nuisance is between 1 and 2 decibels

"For Schiphol, 1 decibel means 25% (125 000) movements of the airport takes full advantage of it, "said director Sijas Akkerman.

According to the environmental federation, 40,000 people were affected by night-time noise.This is twice as much as the 19 500 that Schiphol had invented. "We can use a number of methods to determine the number of people inconvenienced, and we use the method that the government has determined," said a spokesman for Schiphol in a reaction

A withdrawal instead of a growth

Akkerman does not agree with that way of calculating and designating the government. "If the government examined the actual noise, Schipho It should decrease rather than grow. "

Schiphol has the same goal as the federation of the environment. "We want to understand and reduce nuisances and we also support the Minister's approach of measuring noise, in addition to calculation, to play a larger role."