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Cyclists’ exposure to atmospheric and noise pollution: a systematic literature review
Transport reviews, 2021 Cyclists constitute a population particularly exposed to atmospheric and noise pollution in urban environments; at the same time, they contribute to its reduction.
Jérémy Gelb, P. Apparicio
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Road traffic noise and children’s inattention
Environmental Health, 2017 Background An increasing number of children are exposed to road traffic noise levels that may lead to adverse effects on health and daily functioning. Childhood is a period of intense growth and brain maturation, and children may therefore be especially ...
Kjell Vegard Weyde +9 more
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Coğrafya Dergisi, 2023 Despite substantial systematic studies on noise pollution, studies relating actual noise levels to perceived noise pollution in the context of rapidly urbanizing medium-sized cities of the Global South are scarce. This study examined the perceived impact
Kayode Julius Samuel +2 more
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Assessment of Road Noise Pollution in Urban Residential Areas—A Case Study in Piteşti, Romania
Applied Sciences, 2022 The paper addresses the problem of urban road noise, in the context of the European legislative requirements regarding noise pollution. The second noise mapping in Pitesti city, revealed that despite the proposed action plan after the first noise mapping,
A. Țîțu +4 more
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Road traffic noise and registry based use of sleep medication
Environmental Health, 2017 Background Road traffic noise has been associated with adverse health effects including sleep disturbances. Use of sleep medication as an indicator of sleeping problems has rarely been explored in studies of the effects of traffic noise.
Jorunn Evandt +8 more
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Traffic Noise and its Impact on Wellness of the Residents in Sambalpur City – a Critical Analysis
Archives of Acoustics, 2021 Noise is unwanted sound judged to be unpleasant, loud or disruptive to hearing. Like air pollution, noise pollution is one of the serious matters of concern in urban areas. Noise pollution occurs when noise level exceeds certain limit and has deleterious
Alekh Kumar SAHU +3 more
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The role of urban green areas in noise pollution attenuation
DYNA, 2022 This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the biophysical characteristics of green areas with the reduction of noise propagation.The study was conducted in two green areas located in the city of Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Allan Rodrigo Nunho dos Reis +2 more
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Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 2018 Background Exposure to traffic-derived particulate matter (PM), such as diesel exhaust particles (DEP), is a leading environmental cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and may contribute to endothelial dysfunction and development of atherosclerosis. It
Bendik C. Brinchmann +15 more
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Noise Mapping, 2015 NADIA, acronym of Noise Abatement Demonstrative and Innovative Actions and information to the public, was a European Project funded as part of the announcement Life+ 2009 between October 2010 and June 2014.
Schiavoni Samuele +2 more
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Effect of COVID-19 lockdown on noise pollution levels in an Indian city: a case study of Kanpur
Environmental science and pollution research international, 2021 Noise pollution is an emerging environmental threat, prolonged exposure of which can cause annoyance, sleep disturbance, hypertension, psychiatric disorders, and also hormonal dysfunction.
Ashutosh Mishra +3 more
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