Summary of night noise guidelines for Europe

Considering the scientific evidence on the threshold of night noise exposure indicated by L night as defined in the Environmental Noise Directive (2002/49/EC), L night value of 40 dB should be the target of the night noise guideline (NNG) to protect the public, including the most vulnerable groups s...

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Main Authors: Rokho Kim, Martin van den Berg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Noise and Health
Subjects:
WHO
Online Access:http://www.noiseandhealth.org/article.asp?issn=1463-1741;year=2010;volume=12;issue=47;spage=61;epage=63;aulast=Kim
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spelling doaj-ce209119b6cb419491b1ccac63b223412020-11-24T21:06:58ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsNoise and Health1463-17411998-40302010-01-011247616310.4103/1463-1741.63204Summary of night noise guidelines for EuropeRokho KimMartin van den BergConsidering the scientific evidence on the threshold of night noise exposure indicated by L night as defined in the Environmental Noise Directive (2002/49/EC), L night value of 40 dB should be the target of the night noise guideline (NNG) to protect the public, including the most vulnerable groups such as children, the chronically ill and the elderly. L night value of 55 dB is recommended as an interim target for countries which cannot follow NNG in the short term for various reasons and where policy-makers choose to adopt a stepwise approach. These guidelines may be considered an extension to the previous World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for community noise (1999).http://www.noiseandhealth.org/article.asp?issn=1463-1741;year=2010;volume=12;issue=47;spage=61;epage=63;aulast=KimNight noise guidelinesWHOnoise directivenoise policy
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Martin van den Berg
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Martin van den Berg
Summary of night noise guidelines for Europe
Noise and Health
Night noise guidelines
WHO
noise directive
noise policy
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Martin van den Berg
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title Summary of night noise guidelines for Europe
title_short Summary of night noise guidelines for Europe
title_full Summary of night noise guidelines for Europe
title_fullStr Summary of night noise guidelines for Europe
title_full_unstemmed Summary of night noise guidelines for Europe
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publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Noise and Health
issn 1463-1741
1998-4030
publishDate 2010-01-01
description Considering the scientific evidence on the threshold of night noise exposure indicated by L night as defined in the Environmental Noise Directive (2002/49/EC), L night value of 40 dB should be the target of the night noise guideline (NNG) to protect the public, including the most vulnerable groups such as children, the chronically ill and the elderly. L night value of 55 dB is recommended as an interim target for countries which cannot follow NNG in the short term for various reasons and where policy-makers choose to adopt a stepwise approach. These guidelines may be considered an extension to the previous World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for community noise (1999).
topic Night noise guidelines
WHO
noise directive
noise policy
url http://www.noiseandhealth.org/article.asp?issn=1463-1741;year=2010;volume=12;issue=47;spage=61;epage=63;aulast=Kim
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