A social survey on the effects of environmental noise on the residents of Pamplona, Spain

Arana, Miguel; García, A. López

doi:10.1016/s0003-682x(97)00067-4

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“…By studying the total characteristics of traffic noise and its time distribution in Pamplona City of Spain, Arana found the diurnal equivalent sound levels measured in 185 different locations evenly distributed around the Pamplona exceeded 65 dB(A) in 59% of the locations. Moreover, the social survey carried out in five representative areas showed that noise annoyance was a serious problem to many residents (Arana and Garcia, 1998). On the base of large numbers of survey data, similar findings have been evaluated in Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, respectively (Heng, 1979;Kono, 1982;Sy, 1985;Nulty, 1987).…”

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Assessment of Traffic Noise Pollution from 1989 to 2003 in Lanzhou City

Tian

et al. 2006

Environ Monit Assess

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Abstract. On the basis of the continuous traffic noise data observed at 142 sites distributed in 52 roads from 1989 to 2003, the characteristics of traffic noise and effect factors were analyzed through traffic noise indices, such as Lep, L10, L50, L90, TNI, and Pn. Our findings allow us to reach a number of conclusions as follows: Firstly, traffic noise pollution was serious, and its fluctuant characteristic was obvious, resulting in a great intrusion to public in Lanzhou City during last 15 years. Secondly, traffic noise made a distinction between trunk lines and secondary lines, west-east direction roads and north-south direction roads. Thirdly, spatial character and time rule of traffic noise were obvious. In addition, traffic volume, traffic composition, road condition, and traffic management were identified as the key factors influencing traffic noise in this city.

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confidence: 63%

Assessment of Traffic Noise Pollution from 1989 to 2003 in Lanzhou City

Tian

et al. 2006

Environ Monit Assess

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“…Nowadays, there is a great concern about noise in city-based and industrial areas [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] The noise generated from operating wind and gas turbines [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] is classifiable as an aerodynamic or a mechanical sound as a whole. Aerodynamic sound is generated from the blade passing through the air, and mechanical sound is emitted by some equipment in the nacelle [36].…”

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Comparative study of the noise generated by the moto-compressor and that generated by the turbo-compressor

Arbaoui

Hamou

Abderrahim

et al. 2018

J. Fundam and Appl Sci.

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The fundamental aim of this study is to compare between the noise generated by the moto-compressor and the noise generated by the turbo-compressor operating 24H/24H on the continuous function mode; these two machines make part of the equipment of the GP1Z, a factory of hydrocarbon treatment. To attain the principal objective of this study we divided our work into two parts, in the first part we followed and evaluated the average level of the noise emitted by the two machines, whereas in the second part we studied the noise propagation emitted by the two machines and its impact on the generation of the noise. The results obtained from this study demonstrate that the noise generated by the turbo-compressor is higher than the noise generated by the moto-compressor.

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“…Especially, the noise that occurs in urban areas based on traffic volume is a kind of pollution, influencing the quality of life directly in today's cities. Moreover, it is the primary problem, which requires indispensable solutions (Murphy, King, 2014; Goldsmith, 2012; Zannin et al, 2002;Berglund et al, 1999;Arana, Garcia, 1998). 90% of passenger transportation and cargo are carried out via highways in Turkey (Ç olakkadıoǧlu, Yücel, 2017).…”

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Seasonal Change and Spatial Distribution of Traffic Noise in Seferihisar, Turkey

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Okten²,

AYSU>³

et al. 2017

Archives of Acoustics

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In this study, traffic noise in Seferihisar, which is a holiday resort by the Aegean Sea in the West of Turkey, was investigated. The noise occurring in summer and winter, on weekdays, and at weekends was mapped separately. Besides, land uses exposed to traffic noise were specified. In the carried out method, the land uses were primarily mapped by using the satellite images of the study area. Then, the noise was measured at 46 points during ten days in summer and winter, on weekdays and at weekends, and it was mapped by using Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW) method and by means of Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques. The measurements were taken in the daytime (07:00-19:00), in the evening (19:00-23:00), and at night (23:00-07:00) as stated in the Turkish Regulation of Assessment and Management of Environmental Noise. Since the time interval of the daytime measurements was large, the noise was measured in three different periods for the daytime measurements. In the formation of noise maps, logarithmic averages of all measurements taken at each point were used. The noise maps were overlapped with the land use maps by the help of the GIS techniques; the land use affected by the noise was analyzed.The results showed that the road traffic noise varied from summer to winter seasons in the study area depending on heavy or light traffic. The noise occurring in summer showed an increase both on weekdays and at weekends. While the limit value was exceeded in 49 of the measurement averages taken in winter, the limit value was exceeded in 96 measurements taken in summer. The noise maps formed according to the IDW method displayed that the areas in which the limit value was exceeded in the daytime in summer took up 14.27% of the study area while this rate went down to 4.06% in winter. The study area is one of the most important destinations for summer holiday. 20.12% of the area that exceeded the limit value in summer was builtup and 10.69% of them was tourism area. The noise together with population and traffic that increase in summer season is an important environmental problem against which some precautions should be taken. The findings of the study present significant results which might guide local governments in preventing and managing the noise.

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A social survey on the effects of environmental noise on the residents of Pamplona, Spain

Cited by 65 publications

References 2 publications

Assessment of Traffic Noise Pollution from 1989 to 2003 in Lanzhou City

Assessment of Traffic Noise Pollution from 1989 to 2003 in Lanzhou City

Comparative study of the noise generated by the moto-compressor and that generated by the turbo-compressor

Seasonal Change and Spatial Distribution of Traffic Noise in Seferihisar, Turkey

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