Noise annoyance through railway traffic - a case study

Journal of Environmental Health Science Engineering

Fernando Bunn¹  Paulo Henrique Trombetta Zannin¹ 

[1] Laboratory of Environmental and Industrial Acoustics and Acoustic Comfort, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

关键词: Environmental noise;    Noise mapping;    Noise measurements;    Railway noise;    Noise pollution;   

Others  :  810802
DOI  :  10.1186/2052-336X-12-14

 received in 2013-03-24, accepted in 2013-10-22,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

This paper describes an assessment of noise caused by railway traffic in a large Latin American city. Measurements were taken of noise levels generated by trains passing through residential neighborhoods with and without blowing their horns. Noise maps were also calculated showing noise pollution generated by the train traffic. In addition - annoyance of the residents - affected by railway noise, was evaluated based on interviews. The measurements indicated that the noise levels generated by the passage of the train with its horn blowing are extremely high, clearly exceeding the daytime limits of equivalent sound pressure level - L_eq = 55 dB(A) - established by the municipal laws No 10.625 of the city of Curitiba. The L_eq = 45 dB (A) which is the limit for the night period also are exceeded during the passage of trains. The residents reported feeling affected by the noise generated by passing trains, which causes irritability, headaches, poor concentration and insomnia, and 88% of them claimed that nocturnal noise pollution is the most distressing. This study showed that the vast majority of residents surveyed, (69%) believe that the noise of the train can devalue their property.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Zannin and Bunn; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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