Modeling of Tarsus-Adana-Gaziantep highway-induced noise pollution within the scope of Adana city and estimated the affected population

The purpose of this study is, via employing SoundPLAN 7.3 software, to model the noise pollution that Tarsus-Adana-Gaziantep (TAG) Highway passing through Adana city induces in Adana city center and to designate the ratio of population exposed to the noise. The study was executed in an area extending from a 17 km-route of TAG Highway passing through Adana city center and 1900.62 ha area that surrounding 500 m north and 500 m south directions of this particular route.     

Traffic noise pollution in Rome

An objective survey was made of rush-hour traffic noise in Rome, on a statistically representative number of sites included in an area covering the Historical Centre. The mean values of the statistical noise levels L₉₀, L₅₀, L₁₀, i.e. of the noise levels exceeded for 90 per cent, 50 per cent and 10 per cent, respectively, of measuring time, were very close to those obtained during an investigation in Madrid and much higher than data from a ‘London Noise Survey’. For the purposes of a subjective evaluation of noise in various types of site in Rome, the nuisance indices of noise proposed by a few investigators were also determined and compared against each other.     

Community noise survey of the city of Valdivia, Chile

A noise map of the city of Valdivia is created as a way to evaluate the noise of the city. This is a process that is usually associated with high operative costs. Some statistical techniques have been employed that have allowed the extrapolation of some measured values to assess noise at different times of the year, including “off” days thus reducing time and costs. The day-evening-night level L_DEN is used as the rating method to describe long-term annoyance. In conclusion, the noise pollution in the city is widespread throughout most of its streets area, where measured noise values are similar to those commonly observed in cities that do not have mitigation programs and whose road traffic is their principal noise generation source.     

Environmental pollution due to black carbon aerosols and its impacts in a tropical urban city

Black carbon (BC) has become the subject of interest in the recent years for a variety of reasons. BC aerosol may cause environmental as well as harmful health effects in densely inhabited regions. BC is a strong absorber of radiation in the visible and near-infrared part of the spectrum, where most of the solar energy is distributed. Black carbon is emitted into the atmosphere as a byproduct of all combustion processes, viz., vegetation burning, industrial effluents, motor vehicle exhausts, etc. In this paper, we present results from our measurements on BC aerosols, total aerosol mass concentration, and aerosol optical depth over an urban environment, namely Hyderabad during January-May, 2003. Diurnal variations of BC suggest that high BC concentrations are observed during 6:00-9:00 h and 19:00-23:00 h. Weekday variations of BC suggest that the day average BC concentrations increases gradually from Monday to Wednesday and gradually decreases from Thursday to Sunday. Fraction of BC to total mass concentration has been observed to be 7%. BC showed positive correlation with total mass concentration and aerosol optical depth at 500 nm. Radiative transfer calculations suggest that during January-May, diurnal averaged aerosol forcing at the surface was calculated to be −33 Wm⁻² and at the top of the atmosphere (TOA) it is to be +9 Wm⁻².     

Traffic noise in a high-rise city

Extensive results of traffic noise measured at 258 roadside sites in the high-rise city of Hong Kong are reported. From the results of this investigation the measurement sites can be very simply classified into three categories: enclosed, semi-enclosed and open. Distinct differences were found in the sound pressure levels L₁₀, L₅₀ and L₉₀ and in the standard deviations obtained at the enclosed site and at the semi-enclosed and open sites. Comparison with the results of similar measurements of traffic noise in other cities indicates that Hong Kong can be considered as the noisiest.     

An environmental noise study in the city of Cáceres, Spain

An urban noise survey was conducted in the city of Cáceres (Extremadura, Spain). In order to select the different points where measurements were to be taken, the streets were classified according to their use in communicating the different zones of the city. The four categories considered were all through roads (service roads were excluded): arterial roads outside the central zone, arterial roads in the central zone, other two-way roads connecting different zones, other one-way roads. The first two categories were found to be statistically indistinguishable, and together with the third had the highest noise levels—median Leq above 70 dB(A). The one-way roads were some 5 dB(A) quieter. Thus the sound levels in Cáceres, a small city, are quite high, with 90% of our measurements surpassing an Leq of 65 dB(A) during working hours. Finally, relationships were established between the equivalent level, traffic flux, and the main noise level percentiles, with results in good agreement with those of other authors. We can also conclude that city noise can be usefully studied by classifying the streets according to their use.     

Further analysis of traffic noise in a high-rise city

This Note presents the findings of a further analysis of the results of road traffic noise measurements made in a high-rise city. The means and standard deviations of the sound pressure levels within the industrial, commercial, commercial/residential and residential areas are only very marginally different from one another.     

城市居民对环境噪声群体性反应的研究

2006年3月-8月在天津市区以问卷调查方式就居民对环境噪声群体性反应进行了研究。问卷采用了国际噪声组织ICBEN(International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise)第6小组推荐使用的两个标准调查问题,同时在参与调查的居民区内18个测点进行了道路噪声暴露量的测量,建立了居民对道路噪声群体性反应关系曲线。在此基础上对居民现处的声环境及居民对噪声问题的态度和评价特点进行了分析:调查对象能清楚地认识到噪声对生活质量的影响,对所处的声环境均持否定的态度,特别是对工作和公共场所的声环境。调查对象认为道路噪声是现在和将来困扰他们的最主要的噪声源,对建筑施工噪声最反感。调查对象更看重私密空间的声质量,噪声的主观评价也随被干扰活动的重要程度不同而不同。     

Elevated measurement of traffic noise above an ideal reverberant city

Aerial noise measurement methods may be well suited to the determination of spatially-averaged traffic noise exposure levels, and could possibly be used as a means of assessing the long-term effectiveness of motor vehicle noise regulations. In this study two theoretical models are developed for some specific aerial measurement situations. Several characteristics of the models are examined. Limited experimental measurements agree well with theoretically predicted results; elevated measured noise levels are nearly proportional to the density of the traffic (in vehicles per unit area) on the city streets.     

Environmental integration of measures to reduce railway noise in the Brussels Capital Region

The Brussels Capital Region is a densely populated area with a surface area of 63 square miles and a total of 40 miles of railway lines. Earlier studies have already registered a large number of problems regarding railway noise. Moreover, the transport policy of the federal government aims to increase train travel and plans an expansion of the railway network. In order to be able to control railway noise, the Brussels authority needs an instrument that provides technical and practical information concerning:

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minimizing the noise produced by railways (both existing and new);

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the environmental integration of noise abatement measures.

This paper discusses the objectives of the study, the methodology that was applied, and the main conclusions reached.     

Evaluation of occupational noise pollution and attitudes of exposed workers in two metal industries

The purpose of the present study was to determined noise levels and to show the annoyance reaction, hearing loss, hearing impairment by the workers due to the occupational noise exposure according to Iran development of Environment （IDE） and also awareness about effects of noise and use of hearing protective devices （HPD） in the two manufacturing electronic equipment （metal） industries. The present study was carried out among industrial workers and included a sample of lao workers, site 1 （n = 52） and site 2 （n = 78） from two metal industries located in south eastern Iran province of Kerman. In order to attend the objectives of the current study, noise levels evaluation was determined throughout all different work stations in both industries. The results of the study revealed that noise levels in 75% of the stations are higher than limits used for assessment of noise for community response. The result of the study indicated that noise levels in the workplace are （66%） very high, （28%） high and only 6% low. Workers having higher education are much aware of the health impact due to occupational noise. Chi-square analysis indicated that the difference in educational background and not wearing HPD was significant and also a significant relationship was also observed between the impact of occupational noise on the health and education status. This research has clearly demonstrated that the workers in both the metal industries included in this study are at high risk of developing noise induced hearing loss and other associated ailments due to excessive occupational exposure to noise. There is a need to develop and apply a well-defined, comprehensive and enforceable training programs and noise regulation. The study revealed that the workers having higher education （9-12 grades） are much aware of the health impact due to occupational noise exposure. There is a need to establish a hearing conservation programs in both industries, the components of such program include noise assessment, use of hearing protection devices, audiometric and increasing awareness among the workers about the adverse effects of noise.     

Noise impact assessment by utilizing noise map and GIS: A case study in the city of Chungju, Republic of Korea

In this study, a scheme to develop a noise map and noise impact assessment method using GIS has been suggested. After developing a road-traffic noise map for the city of Chungju, Republic of Korea, noise impact assessment was performed through analyzing the map. A 3-dimensional terrain model was generated using digital maps and building models were prepared using the information from draft and digital maps. To develop a noise evaluation model, a noise-source map for each road was generated. The noise levels at 25 locations close to roads were measured and compared with the expected noise levels to verify the developed noise map. An excess noise map was generated by comparing the road-traffic noise map with a noise-standard map. Using the excess noise map, the areas exceeding environmental noise standards were effectively evaluated through a GIS space analysis. The 3-dimensional facade noise map was generated to calculate the number of people exposed to a certain noise level.     

Performance evaluation of IDW,Kriging and multiquadric interpolation methods in producing noise mapping: A case study at the city of Isparta,Turkey

In order to produce an accurate noise map of a city or a region, it is necessary to make noise measurements at certain locations and these measurements must be modeled with the most suitable mathematical algorithm. A homogeneous and representative distribution of the noise measurement points is the first key factor in the production of sound noise maps. The second key element is the calculation of the noise values of gridding points based on noise measurement points according to the selected mathematical calculation method and the generation of maps according to these gridding points. In this study, a noise map of the Isparta city center and its periphery was produced using inverse distance weighted (IDW), Kriging and multiquadric interpolation methods with different parameters and four grid resolution. Then, the influence of parameter selection for each method was investigated in themself by taking into account grid resolution, namely 10 ∗ 10 m, 50 ∗ 50 m, 100 ∗ 100 m and 200 ∗ 200 m, and the performance of three method with 50 ∗ 50 m grid resolution were compared with each other. In addition, the noise mapping of the city of Isparta were produced by Kriging method with respect to maximum, average and minimum noise data and they were evaluated by considering the national environmental noise thresholds.     

On the prediction of impact noise,I: Acceleration noise

The introduction of legislation regarding the limits of noise in factories has led to the need for prediction of likely noise levels produced by a machine at its design stage. This paper, the first of a series, is concerned with the noise generated by impacting bodies due to the high surface accelerations during the contact period. An account is presented of the theoretical development and experimental validation of curves for the prediction of peak sound pressure and radiated energy for collisions of compact bodies which are incapable of flexural motions. It is shown that acceleration noise energy is of the same order of magnitude as that due to ringing, that it cannot be greater than 1·5 × 10^?4 times the kinetic energy input at impact, and that it falls off rapidly as the normalized contact time increases above a critical value.     

On the prediction of impact noise,II: Ringing noise

The introduction of legislation regarding the limits of noise in factories has led to the need for the prediction of likely noise levels produced by a machine at the design stage. Part I was concerned with the noise produced by impacting bodies due to the high surface accelerations during the contact period. Part II is concerned with the noise arising from the subsequent free vibration. The radiation efficiency of simple components having various modes of vibration is discussed and presented in the form of charts, which it is hoped will enable the machine designer to predict the ringing noise of a machine at its design stage, once the surface area and mean square surface velocity have been established.