Sleep disturbances from road traffic and ventilation noise—laboratory and field experiments

Öhrström, Evy; Skånberg, Annbritt

doi:10.1016/s0022-460x(03)00753-3

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“…Traffic noise [2] is probably the most rigorous and pervasive type of noise pollution. Traffic noise has become a serious problem nowadays because of inadequate urban planning of the city in the past.…”

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Effect of Road Traffic Noise Pollution on Human Work Efficiency in Government Offices, Private Organizations, and Commercial Business Centres in Agartala City Using Fuzzy Expert System: A Case Study

Pal

Bhattacharya

2012

Advances in Fuzzy Systems

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This study examines the problems of reduction of individual's efficiency in his/her respective working places because of road traffic noise pollution in Agartala due to rapidly growing vehicular traffic. This paper deals with monitoring and modeling of the disturbances caused due to vehicular road traffic interrupted by traffic flow conditions on personal work performance. Total of two hundred seventy individuals from different road side Government Offices, Private Organizations and Commercial Business Centres on both sides of busy roads of the city were interviewed for attitudinal responses. Traffic volume count and noise indices data were collected simultaneously at six selected sites of the city. A relationship was developed between different traffic noise parameters and its harmful impact on work competency of individuals using MATLAB. Regression equations developed to predict the percentage of high annoyance among the individuals are fit based on noise parameters and parameters related to traffic movements. In addition, statistical analysis was also carried out between measured and predictive values of the percentage of highly annoyed group of individuals. The present model will draw the attention of the State Government and will help the policy maker to take the necessary steps to reduce this problem.

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Effect of Road Traffic Noise Pollution on Human Work Efficiency in Government Offices, Private Organizations, and Commercial Business Centres in Agartala City Using Fuzzy Expert System: A Case Study

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Bhattacharya

2012

Advances in Fuzzy Systems

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“…Research conducted by Carter (1996) has shown that exposure to noise during the night can lead to considerable disruption in the stages of the sleep cycle, and particularly deep sleep stages which are considered essential for physical recuperation (Naitoh et al, 1975;Thiessen, 1988) while Ohrstrom and Skanberg (2004) have shown that the quality of sleep at home is reduced considerably after exposure to traffic noise when compared to a quiet reference night. The problem with over-exposure to night-time noise is that it produces a number of secondary effects as a result of sleep disturbance including affecting deep sleep stages, arousals and awakenings and this produces a number of secondary effects (i.e.…”

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Mapping for Sustainability: Environmental noise and the City

Murphy¹,

King²

2013

Methods of Sustainability Research in the Social Sciences

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“…Moreover, much research has emerged over the last two decades linking environmental noise with detrimental health impacts. Most important of these are annoyance (Michaud et al, 2005) and sleep disturbance (Carter, 1996;Ohrstrom and Skanberg, 2004). However, other dose-effect relationships include negative emotions such anger, disappointment, unhappiness, anxiety and even depression as well as mental health impacts (Fidell et al, 1991;Fields, 1998;Miedema, 2003;Michaud et al, 2005;La Torre et al, 2007).…”

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Strategic environmental noise mapping: Methodological issues concerning the implementation of the EU Environmental Noise Directive and their policy implications

Murphy

King

2010

Environment International

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Abstract. This paper explores methodological issues and policy implications concerning the implementation of the EU Environmental Noise Directive (END) across member states. Methodologically, the paper focuses on two key thematic issues relevant to the Directive: (1) calculation methods and (2) mapping methods. For (1), the paper focuses, in particular, on how differing calculation methods influence noise prediction results as well as the value of the EU noise indicator L den and its associated implications for comparability of noise data across EU states. With regard to (2), emphasis is placed on identifying the issues affecting strategic noise mapping, estimating population exposure, noise action planning and dissemination of noise mapping results to the general public. The implication of these issues for future environmental noise policy is also examined.

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Sleep disturbances from road traffic and ventilation noise—laboratory and field experiments

Cited by 69 publications

References 17 publications

Effect of Road Traffic Noise Pollution on Human Work Efficiency in Government Offices, Private Organizations, and Commercial Business Centres in Agartala City Using Fuzzy Expert System: A Case Study

Effect of Road Traffic Noise Pollution on Human Work Efficiency in Government Offices, Private Organizations, and Commercial Business Centres in Agartala City Using Fuzzy Expert System: A Case Study

Mapping for Sustainability: Environmental noise and the City

Strategic environmental noise mapping: Methodological issues concerning the implementation of the EU Environmental Noise Directive and their policy implications

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