The Melbourne Airport-funded study was a condition of the Albanese government鈥檚 approval for the third runway, which is being built to handle an extra 136,500 passenger journeys a year, plus increased freight.
The new north-south runway will increase aircraft activity and noise over thousands of homes and community facilities in Melbourne鈥檚 north-west, impacting suburbs such as Kealba, St Albans, Sunshine, Keilor and Derrimut.
The terms of reference for the study are being developed by a panel of health and environment experts from Deakin University and will be put to the federal government for approval in September.
鈥淚t aims to provide a transparent, independent and scientifically rigorous understanding of the long-term health effects of aircraft noise,鈥 the university said.