High-resolution assessment of road traffic noise exposure in Denmark

Thacher, Jesse D.; Poulsen, Aslak Harbo; Raaschou-Nielsen, Ole; Jensen, Allan; Hillig, Kristine; Roswall, Nina; Hvidtfeldt, Ulla Arthur; Jensen, Steen Solvang; Levin, Gregor; Valencia, Víctor H.; Sørensen, Mette

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2019.109051

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“…Major input variables for road traffic noise estimations were geographical address coordinates and height (floor) of each address, and traffic information extracted from a national database on, for example, annual average daily traffic (for 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2015), vehicle distribution (light, heavy), travel speed, and road type (motorway, rural highway, road >6 m, road 3-6 m, and other road). 39 40 Major input variables for the railway noise models included geocoded address data, information on annual average daily train lengths, travel speed, and train types obtained from the Danish state railway network. Both road traffic and railway models considered the screening effects from terrains (terrain information retrieved from the GeoDanmark in 2.5 m contour lines), buildings (three dimensional building footprints), noise barriers, and noise berms; ground absorption; and first and second order noise reflections from building façades.…”

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Residential exposure to transportation noise in Denmark and incidence of dementia: national cohort study

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Objective To investigate the association between long term residential exposure to road traffic and railway noise and risk of incident dementia. Design Nationwide prospective register based cohort study. Setting Denmark. Participants 1 938 994 adults aged ≥60 years living in Denmark between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2017. Main outcome measures Incident cases of all cause dementia and dementia subtypes (Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, and Parkinson’s disease related dementia), identified from national hospital and prescription registries. Results The study population included 103 500 participants with incident dementia, and of those, 31 219 received a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, 8664 of vascular dementia, and 2192 of Parkinson’s disease related dementia. Using Cox regression models, 10 year mean exposure to road traffic and railway noise at the most (L den max) and least (L den min) exposed façades of buildings were associated with a higher risk of all cause dementia. These associations showed a general pattern of higher hazard ratios with higher noise exposure, but with a levelling off or even small declines in risk at higher noise levels. In subtype analyses, both road traffic noise and railway noise were associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease, with hazard ratios of 1.16 (95% confidence interval 1.11 to 1.22) for road L den max ≥65 dB compared with <45 dB, 1.27 (1.22 to 1.34) for road L den min ≥55 dB compared with <40 dB, 1.16 (1.10 to 1.23) for railway L den max ≥60 dB compared with <40 dB, and 1.24 (1.17 to 1.30) for railway L den min ≥50 dB compared with <40 dB. Road traffic, but not railway, noise was associated with an increased risk of vascular dementia. Results indicated associations between road traffic L den min and Parkinson’s disease related dementia. Conclusions This nationwide cohort study found transportation noise to be associated with a higher risk of all cause dementia and dementia subtypes, especially Alzheimer’s disease.

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Residential exposure to transportation noise in Denmark and incidence of dementia: national cohort study

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“…Road noise is an essential environmental hazard not only in Poland but also across the entire area of the European Union [34,35]. According to the WHO, nearly 40% of the EU's population (200 million) are exposed to road noise exceeding 55 dB per day.…”

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Ecological Security of Communities in Polish Cities

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2020

Journal of Human Security

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“…Analyses are carried out in line with numerical simulations in the process of strategic noise mapping and action plans. In the literature, various noise mapping software are used in noise mapping simulations and it is observed that the most widely used noise mapping programs are SoundPLAN [ 12 , 14 , 17 , 18 , 23 , 25 , 47 – 50 ], CadnaA [ 15 , 19 – 21 , 51 , 52 ], and Predictor [ 16 , 36 , 53 ]. In the research of Butorina et al [ 12 ], SoundPLAN noise mapping software was used to analyze noise level, increasing the efficiency of the noise protection design process was carried out with the application of building information modeling (BIM).…”

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“…Today, noise originating from transportation (motorway noise, airport noise, and railway noise), noise originating from industrial activities, noise caused by construction activity, and noises caused by people and activities are effective in the formation of environmental noise. Highway noise mapping studies, railway noise mapping studies, and airport noise mapping studies are carried out to keep the noise generated from transportation under control [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]. In this research article, information about industrial noise control and industrial noise mapping studies is given.…”

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Preparation of Industrial Noise Mapping and Improvement of Environmental Quality

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2021

Curr Pollution Rep

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Environmental noise control is necessary for human health and auditory comfort conditions. In this respect, it is required that industrial noise should be kept under control and healthy living spaces should be obtained in residential areas. This paper aims to explain industrial noise control at urban and building scales. In this study, the strategic noise mapping process related to industrial activities in a line with the Environmental Noise Directive (END) was clarified. Besides this, what type of factors are effective in the industrial noise mapping process were defined, and important basic parameters, which are essential in the industrial noise mapping, were detailed. The preparation of the industrial noise mapping process was explained in detail. It was mentioned that the regions exposed to excessive noise should be defined according to the strategic noise map and improvement plans should be performed. Improvement methods that reduce excessive noise in living spaces are clarified and it was explained how the improvement of environmental quality can be acquired. In this regard, this paper gives information on industrial noise mapping and industrial noise control at the urban scale.

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High-resolution assessment of road traffic noise exposure in Denmark

Cited by 35 publications

References 38 publications

Residential exposure to transportation noise in Denmark and incidence of dementia: national cohort study

Residential exposure to transportation noise in Denmark and incidence of dementia: national cohort study

Ecological Security of Communities in Polish Cities

Preparation of Industrial Noise Mapping and Improvement of Environmental Quality

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