Noise pollution in Matamoros downtown

González, Benito Zamorano; Cárdenas, Fabiola Peña; Sierra, Víctor Parra; Narváez, Yolanda Velázquez; Martínez, José Ignacio Vargas

doi:10.15174/au.2015.819

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“…The environmental noise is currently one of the main types of pollution in large cities, regardless of the development level (Echeverry Velasquez, 2011;Cohen and Castillo, 2017). Therefore, it is essential to recognize that as the population is concentrated in a particular area, in addition to the type of activities they carry out, the presence of environmental noise also increases (Zamorano González et al, 2015).…”

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“…It can even affect the work performance due to fatigue caused by disrupting sleep. Insight of these consequences, noise is an environmental problem that is generally detrimental to the lifestyle and quality of life (Fyhri and Aasvang, 2010 ; World Health Organization, 2011 ; Zamorano González et al, 2015 ; Guski et al, 2016 ; Gasco et al, 2020 ). In this way, other studies agree that noise affects the quality of life, well-being, and mental health but require the inclusion of other transport means, as well as a greater methodological depth to improve their findings (Clark and Paunovic, 2018 ).…”

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“…While there are other studies, its diffusion in Spanish limits its dissemination at the international plane. Some examples are the qualitative study of different noise types exceeding 70 dBA (Rodríguez-Manzo and Juárez González, 2020 ), noise pollution generated in a border town center (Zamorano González et al, 2015 ), as well as noise associated with sleep quality and performance (Zamorano González et al, 2019 ). The previously mentioned evidence is the need for studies on noise, especially the noise generated by traffic and the impacts it has on the population, which are the results of the limited effort by a few authors in a country such as Mexico with a large population and geographical dimensions.…”

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Traffic Noise Annoyance in the Population of North Mexico: Case Study on the Daytime Period in the City of Matamoros

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Aim: The presence of noise in urban environments is rarely considered a factor that causes damage to the environment. The primary generating source is transportation means, with vehicles being the ones that affect cities the most. Traffic noise has a particular influence on the quality of life of those who are exposed to it and can cause health alterations ranging from annoyance to cardiovascular diseases. This study aims to describe the relationship between the traffic noise level and the perceived annoyance in the inhabitants of a city on the Northern Border of Mexico. The work carried out in a city represents the vulnerability characteristics: economic, social, and migratory of its sizable portion of the inhabitants. Due to that, it is impossible to identify precisely the number of residents as the number of vehicles in circulation.Methods: The streets and avenues with an annual average daily traffic of more than 1,000 vehicles were considered for the measurement of traffic noise. The equipment used was a vehicle gauge with non-invasive speed radar; type I integrating sound level meters, with their respective gauges and tripods. A questionnaire was applied to people living within 250 m of the streets and avenues in which the noise was measured.Results: The noise measurement found a parameter of LAeq estimated for 12 h during the day, exceeding 70 dBA. The data received from the questionnaire were statistically tested by using Pearson's correlation tests. A total number of 2,350 people were participated, of whom 1,378 were women (58.6%) and 972 were men (41.4%). The age of participants is ranged from 18 to 75 years. The overall perception of traffic noise annoyance identified that 1,131 participants (48.1%) responded “Yes” as they considered the noise annoying. Participants who responded “No” as well as those who responded “Do not know” resulted in a total of 1,219 people (51.9%).Conclusion: The results show that the population is desensitized to traffic noise and does not perceive it as an annoyance. The flow of vehicles and the type of vehicles are the significant factors for the propagation and increase in the traffic noise levels. Women present a considerable appreciation of traffic noise perception instead of younger people who demonstrate a higher tolerance to high-level exposure. This reflects the lack of information of the population around the noise problem and its effects.

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Traffic Noise Annoyance in the Population of North Mexico: Case Study on the Daytime Period in the City of Matamoros

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“…Ahora bien, para llevar a cabo procesos de medición sonora se recomienda tomar muestras durante lapsos cortos de tiempo, considerando parámetros como el número de vehículos, el ruido que genera los motores de dichos vehículos, la fricción de las llantas con el pavimento, el sonido del claxon, entre otros(Zamorano-González et al, 2019).…”

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Caso de estudio Ilo, Perú: niveles de ruido urbano en zonas costeras

Mamani Flores,

Vera Zúñiga,

Cahuana Aguilar

2023

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El problema de la contaminación acústica es de carácter generalizado, puesto que gran parte de la población mundial puede estar expuesta a niveles de ruido que resultan ser perjudiciales para la salud. Objetivo: determinarlos niveles de ruido urbano en la cercanía de algunas áreas residenciales en la ciudad de Ilo. Materiales y métodos: la investigación fue de tipo descriptiva no experimental, se establecieron diez sitios de muestreo, de los cuales nueve se encontraban cerca a instituciones educativas. El estudio siguió la metodología establecida por el Ministerio del Ambiente en el año 2013(Protocolo Nacional de Monitoreo de Ruido Ambiental) y las normas ISO 1996. Resultados: los resultados obtenidos en esta investigación indican categóricamente que los niveles de ruido en los distintos puntos de medición en Ilo están por encima de los valores establecidos por los ECA, los valores recomendados por la OMS y los dictados por la municipalidad provincial de Ilo. Conclusiones: tomando en cuenta la normativa establecida por los organismos internacionales, los resultados obtenidos en esta investigación evidencian que la población residenciada y que hace vida pública en las zonas monitoreadas están expuestas a niveles de ruido ambiental altos y muy altos en el intervalo de 74,66 a 86,51dB en la franja horaria nocturna, y en el intervalo67,15 a 82,35 dB en la franja horaria nocturna.

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