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The Legal Basis for Protection against Road Traffic Noise: An Outline of the Issue. Part One

open access: yesStudia Iuridica Lublinensia, 2022
The article presents a multi-faceted analysis of legal regulations relating to protection against road traffic noise. The problem of this kind of noise is topical and very important.
Piotr Poniatowski
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Model of the Road Capacity Influence on Traffic Congestion and Noise Disturbance on Wonocolo - Sepanjang Road at Sidoarjo Region

open access: yesThe Spirit of Society Journal: International Journal of Society Development and Engagement
Traffic congestion and noise are significant issues in rapidly developing urban areas. This study examines the impact of road capacity on congestion and noise levels starting from Wonocolo to Sepanjang road in Sidoarjo regency.
Enny Merry Pontoh   +2 more
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The impact of road traffic noise on cognitive performance in attention-based tasks depends on noise level even within moderate-level ranges

open access: yesNoise and Health, 2015
Little empirical evidence is available regarding the effects of road traffic noise on cognitive performance in adults, although traffic noise can be heard at many offices and home office workplaces.
Sabine J Schlittmeier   +3 more
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Road Encroachment Near Protected Areas Alters the Natural Soundscape Through Traffic Noise Pollution in Costa Rica

open access: yesCiencias Ambientales, 2018
Road networks are spatially disposed across landscapes and are differentially used by traffic, generating levels of noise that may negatively affect protected areas.
J. Edgardo Arévalo, Emily Blau
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Fuzzy TOPSIS Approach in Selection of Optimal Noise Barrier for Traffic Noise Abatement

open access: yesArchives of Acoustics, 2015
The paper presents a retrospective study for selection of noise barrier for road traffic noise abatement. The work proposes the application of Fuzzy TOPSIS (Technique for order preference by similarity to an ideal solution) approach is selection of ...
Naveen GARG, - VISHESH, Sagar MAJI
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Traffic noise induces oxidative stress and phytohormone imbalance in two urban plant species

open access: yesBasic and Applied Ecology, 2022
Traffic noise pollution is one of the major environmental concerns in crowded cities worldwide. The objective of the present study was to investigate the effects of traffic noise on growth, hormonal balance, oxidative damage, and activity of antioxidant ...
Zohreh Haghighi Kafash   +3 more
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The effects of road traffic noise on mental performance [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Environmental Health Science & Engineering, 2013
Abstract Background Noise is one of the more widespread pollutions of road transportation system, which can cause deterioration in performance. This experimental study was designed to assess the effect of road traffic noise on performance with regard to extra/introversion and sex of participants. The personality trait
Alimohammadi, Iraj   +4 more
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Exploring the interaction between ambient air pollution and road traffic noise on stroke incidence in ten Nordic cohorts

open access: yesEnvironment International
Introduction: Ambient air pollution and road traffic noise are stroke risk factors, but evidence on their potential joint effects remains limited. This study investigated the independent and joint associations of air pollution and road traffic noise on ...
Huyen Nguyen Thi Khanh   +35 more
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High-Precision Dynamic Traffic Noise Mapping Based on Road Surveillance Video

open access: yesISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2022
High-precision dynamic traffic noise maps can describe the spatial and temporal distributions of noise and are necessary for actual noise prevention. Existing monitoring point-based methods suffer from limited spatial adaptability, and prediction model ...
Yanjie Sun   +3 more
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MODELLING URBAN NOISE IN CITYGML ADE: CASE OF THE NETHERLANDS [PDF]

open access: yesISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2017
Road traffic and industrial noise has become a major source of discomfort and annoyance among the residents in urban areas. More than 44 % of the EU population is regularly exposed to road traffic noise levels over 55 dB, which is currently the ...
K. Kumar   +3 more
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