Evaluation of traffic noise pollution and attitudes of exposed individuals in working place

Pathak, Vinita; Tripathi, B. D.; Mishra, Virendra Kumar

doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.12.070

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“…About 90% of people mentioned the voice as the main cause of headache, high blood pressure, dizziness and fatigue. People who have higher level of education and income are more aware of the effects of noise on health [11].…”

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Comparison of Mental Health Status of People Exposed to Noise Pollution with People in Non-Polluted Areas of Sari

Masoudzadeh¹,

Hadinezhad²,

Gooran³

2017

Health

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Noise pollution in psychological terms is defined as an unpleasant, undesirable or unwanted sound and in quantitative terms, it is a sound possessing all different wavelengths and intensities with no certain combination which is unpleasant to ear. The present study was conducted to compare the mental health status of people exposed to noise pollution with people in non-polluted areas of Sari. The sample population in the present descriptive study included 200 people selected by Random sampling method. Then, Sari was divided into four areas in terms of noise pollution, and after implementing GHQ-28 questionnaire (which reliability and validity have been confirmed), general health as well as mental health of samples were compared with each other. Data analysis was conducted based on occupation and residence location using variance analysis tests and t-Test for quantitative data and Square-test for qualitative data. Complaints about physical difficulties in traders' group working in non-polluted environment are lower than traders' group working in an environment exposed to noise pollution. These complaints among residents in non-polluted areas are at the lowest level. In overall review, the prevalence and average of mental health disorders amongst traders in areas exposed to noise pollution are higher than traders in non-polluted areas. Average complaints about physical difficulties, anxiety and sleeping problems, problems with social performance, depression and in general average mental and physical disorders are higher in resident and working groups in areas exposed to noise pollution, however, only complaints about physical difficulties are statistically significant.

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Comparison of Mental Health Status of People Exposed to Noise Pollution with People in Non-Polluted Areas of Sari

Masoudzadeh¹,

Hadinezhad²,

Gooran³

2017

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“…At different parts of Meerut city on the night of Diwali festive, noise pollution was studied by Singh and Joshi (2010), which shows extreme ambient noise level during Diwali. A study report of Pathak et al (2008) showed traffic noise became main reason of headache, high BP and other stresses among the peoples in the working places at Varanasi city. In Bareilly metropolitan city, the noise level was slightly higher than the prescribed limit of the Central Pollution Control Board (Gangwaret al, 2006).…”

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Noise Pollution Study Atmhaswadyatramahotsav, 2016 Maharashtra, India.

Sujeet¹,

Otari²,

A.V.Mane³

2017

IJAR

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“…The measurement was performed in two durations, one from 7:00 am to 22:00 pm for the day average noise level (DL in daily A-weighted equivalent noise level from 07:00 to 22:00), the second procedure was from 22:00 to 7:00 to measure the night average noise level (NL in A-weighted equivalent noise level from 22:00 to 7:00). So the daynight average noise levels (L dn ) were logarithmically measured and calculated using: 13,14 L dn ¼ 10 log 10 1 24…”

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“…9 Study in Varanasi in India showed that the rate of noise has so heightened that has annoyed 85% of the residents. 10 In a study on noise pollution in Valladolid, Spain, it was revealed that 40% of the individuals had sleep disorder and 59% of them markedly suffered from traffic noise. 11 The results of a study in Sweden showed that there were many relations between traffic noise and sleep disorder and daytime drowsiness.…”

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Noise pollution in old and new urban fabric with focus on traffic flow

Monazzam

Abolhasannejad

Moasheri

et al. 2016

Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Active Control

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Noise pollution is considered as one of the effective factors affecting people's quality of life in urban areas throughout the world. Traffic is a major source of noise in urban areas with wide ranging effects on human. The present study aims to determine the mean of noise levels in old and new urban fabric and their relationship with the traffic flow. Acoustic survey was performed during one week in each month of the summer in assigned stations. In this investigation, using a sound level meter and BS 7445-1-2003, BS 7445-3-1991, Leq 10 min was measured and the percentage of highly annoyed people was estimated. The data were analyzed by using statistical tests and SPSS software. The results show that the mean of noise levels measured in all stations during the three months of the summer was higher than the standard limit. The relationship between the mean of noise level and the traffic flow in areas in new fabric was significant but not in those in old fabric. Higher rates of noise pollution in old fabrics and lack of significant relationship with the traffic flow in those points show that noise pollution can be reduced in the city to a great extent by considering effective traffic rules, widening crowded streets, and improving those conditions that govern urbanization. Of course, the amount of the porosity of asphalt, bumpy streets, and even technical defect of motor vehicles should not be ignored.

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Evaluation of traffic noise pollution and attitudes of exposed individuals in working place

Cited by 112 publications

References 16 publications

Comparison of Mental Health Status of People Exposed to Noise Pollution with People in Non-Polluted Areas of Sari

Comparison of Mental Health Status of People Exposed to Noise Pollution with People in Non-Polluted Areas of Sari

Noise Pollution Study Atmhaswadyatramahotsav, 2016 Maharashtra, India.

Noise pollution in old and new urban fabric with focus on traffic flow

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