Annoyance and other reaction measures to changes in noise exposure - a review
| Autor: | H.E. Laszlo, Ellen McRobie, Anna Hansell, Stephen Stansfeld |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Engineering Environmental Engineering Poison control Annoyance 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Environmental health Surveys and Questionnaires 0103 physical sciences medicine Noise control Environmental Chemistry Humans 10. No inequality Environmental noise 010301 acoustics Waste Management and Disposal 0105 earth and related environmental sciences business.industry Human factors and ergonomics Environmental exposure Environmental Exposure Pollution Health Surveys Sleep deprivation Noise 13. Climate action Sleep Deprivation Female sense organs medicine.symptom business human activities |
| Zdroj: | The Science of the total environment. |
| ISSN: | 1879-1026 |
| Popis: | Introduction Noise is increasingly recognised as a potentially important environmental pollutant but most studies on human responses to noise exposure relate to steady state situations. Effects may differ when noise changes rapidly, e.g. after noise mitigation interventions or with changes in road or airport configurations. Methods A systematic review of studies on human reactions to changes in environmental noise exposures published from 1980 to March 2011 was conducted. Results 41 papers satisfied the inclusion criteria. The most commonly studied outcomes were annoyance (23 papers) and sleep disturbance (11 papers). Other reactions were well-being, activity disturbance and use of living environment. No studies including physiological or disease measures were identified. The most commonly used study design was a written survey. Studies were methodologically diverse and it was not possible to conduct a formal meta-analysis. Annoyance was not necessarily decreased by reducing noise exposure. Non-acoustical factors influenced annoyance ratings and some of these were not identical to those in steady state conditions. There was insufficient evidence to recommend sleep disturbance as an alternative measure of reactions in changed noise conditions. Conclusions Surveys of health effects in changed noise situations should be conducted both before and after the change. Annoyance as a reaction indicator should be evaluated with caution as non-acoustical factors play an important role in annoyance ratings. Technical interventions reducing noise levels may therefore not have impacts on annoyance proportionate to their impacts on sound levels. Further studies, investigating impacts on health endpoints (e.g. blood pressure) in changed noise situations are needed. |
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