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Noise pollution
About: Noise pollution is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 4455 publications have been published within this topic receiving 67192 citations.
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TL;DR: A review of some definitions of noise annoyance which have been used explicitly or implicitly in major files and laboratory studies in different countries can be found in this paper, where the two aspects rated highest in similarity to annoyance are "nuisance" and "disturbance".
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TL;DR: It is shown that traffic noise decreases the foraging efficiency of an acoustic predator, the greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis), and the empirical basis for quantitative predictions of anthropogenic noise impacts on ecosystem processes is provided.
Abstract: Noise pollution from human traffic networks and industrial activity impacts vast areas of our planet. While anthropogenic noise effects on animal communication are well documented, we have very lim...
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TL;DR: Using their mobile phones as noise sensors, the citizens are provided a low cost solution for the citizens to measure their personal exposure to noise in their everyday environment and participate in the creation of collective noise maps by sharing their geo-localized and annotated measurements with the community.
Abstract: Noise pollution is a major problem in cities around the world The current methods to assess it neglect to represent the real exposure experienced by the citizens themselves, and therefore could lead to wrong conclusions and a biased representations In this paper we present a novel approach to monitor noise pollution involving the general public Using their mobile phones as noise sensors, we provide a low cost solution for the citizens to measure their personal exposure to noise in their everyday environment and participate in the creation of collective noise maps by sharing their geo-localized and annotated measurements with the community Our prototype, called NoiseTube, can be found online [1]
231 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a great tit, Parus major, was exposed to low-frequency "city" noise in its natural territories and compared frequency characteristics of songs before and after song type switching.
229 citations
TL;DR: It was shown that the perception of acoustic comfort and loudness was strongly related to the annoyance, and water sounds were determined to be the best sounds to use for enhancing the urban soundscape.
Abstract: In this study, urban soundscapes containing combined noise sources were evaluated through field surveys and laboratory experiments. The effect of water sounds on masking urban noises was then examined in order to enhance the soundscape perception. Field surveys in 16 urban spaces were conducted through soundwalking to evaluate the annoyance of combined noise sources. Synthesis curves were derived for the relationships between noise levels and the percentage of highly annoyed (%HA) and the percentage of annoyed (%A) for the combined noise sources. Qualitative analysis was also made using semantic scales for evaluating the quality of the soundscape, and it was shown that the perception of acoustic comfort and loudness was strongly related to the annoyance. A laboratory auditory experiment was then conducted in order to quantify the total annoyance caused by road traffic noise and four types of construction noise. It was shown that the annoyance ratings were related to the types of construction noise in combination with road traffic noise and the level of the road traffic noise. Finally, water sounds were determined to be the best sounds to use for enhancing the urban soundscape. The level of the water sounds should be similar to or not less than 3 dB below the level of the urban noises.
226 citations