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Noise and Health:Tools for Assessing Night Noise Impact
Stephen Turner, MA, MSc, HonFIOADirector
Stephen Turner Acoustics Limited
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Wilson Report
• Para 117:
• “A very tentative estimate is that the following levels inside living rooms and bedrooms should not be exceeded for more than ten percent of the time”
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Observations
• Para 117:
• LA10 values• No single figure – depends on location
(context)• Night is 10 dB lower than daytime but with a
maximum value.
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What would be the effect?
• Based on existing levels.
• Number of people seriously disturbed since 1948 had gone up
• Therefore “some reduction in the present levels to give more acceptable conditions”
• Estimated that if achieved would be worth a 5 dB reduction
• More information in Appendix V
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Wilson Appendix V
• Recognised individual variability in response
• “The classification given in Paragraph 117 takes some account of these variables in a simplified form. The aim is towards values acceptable to the majority”
• “It is impossible to give accurate figures of what is meant by “the majority” of people being satisfied by the present suggested levels, but the aim is to include 70 – 75% of people”
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Greater London Council Guidelines
• Design Standard for New Housing
• 35 dB(A) night. (22.00 – 24.00 hrs) (L10 internal)
• Focused on the hours when people were trying to fall asleep
• In practice a pragmatic approach adopted and 40 dB(A) often used
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WHO: Environmental Health Criteria 12 (1980)
• Based on the limited data available, a level of less than 35 dB(A) is recommended to preserve the restorative process of sleep.
• LAeq
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Move to LAeq
• For traffic
• LAeq = LA10 – 3.
• So 3 dB(A) higher than Wilson in urban and suburban areas
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Guidelines for Community Noise – Table 4.1
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Guidelines for Community Noise – Table 4.1 –Accompanying Text
• Where noise is continuous, the equivalent sound pressure level should not exceed 30 dBA indoors, if negative effects on sleep are to be avoided.
• So no adverse effects at that level?
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Guidelines for Community Noise – Table 4.1 –Accompanying Text
• If the noise is not continuous, LAmax or SEL are used to indicate the probability of noise induced awakenings.
• Effects have been observed at individual LAmax exposures of 45 dB or less. Consequently, it is important to limit the number of noise events with a LAmax exceeding 45 dB.
• Therefore, the guidelines should be based on a combination of values of 30 dB LAeq,8h and 45 dB LAmax.
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Guidelines for Community Noise –– LAmax at Night
• For a good sleep, it is believed that indoor sound pressure levels should not exceed approximately 45 dB LAmax more than 10–15 times per night. (Para 3.4 of the Guidelines)
• No adverse effect below 45 dB LAmax
• Probably no adverse effect if not exceeded too much and too often
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BS 8233:1999 – Table 5
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Table 5 - Footnote
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Guidelines for Community Noise – Table 4.1
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Table 5 - Footnote
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BS 8233:2014
• “Guidance” not a “Code of Practice”
• From the Foreword:
Use of this document
• As a guide, this British Standard takes the form of guidance and recommendations.
• It should not be quoted as if it were a specification or a code of practice and claims of compliance cannot be made to it.
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BS8233:2014
• It is desirable that the internal ambient noise level does not exceed the guideline values in Table 4.
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• No more “good” and “reasonable”
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BS 8233:2014 – Table 4 – Note 7
• Where development is considered necessary or desirable, despite external noise levels above WHO guidelines, the internal target levels may be relaxed by up to 5 dB and reasonable internal conditions still achieved.
• No mention of an LAmax value in this context
• Table 4 values LOAEL?
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WHO Night Noise Guidelines for Europe
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WHO Night Noise Guidelines for Europe
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Annual AverageFree-field at the facade
No Observed Effect Level
Lowest Observed Adverse Effect
Increasingly defined as SOAEL
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WHO: Night Noise Guidelines for Europe
• LAmax
• On the basis of the present available evidence we propose to assume that NOAELAmax = 42 dB(A) (page 99)
• Threshold of any adverse effect.
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So – what is the impact from events?
• Basner approach
• Probability of a noise induced awakening
• Leading the likely number of such awakenings
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Probability of ‘Awakening’
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Noise Induced ‘Awakenings’
• Estimated number of events needed that would be likely to cause one additional noise induced awakening
• Threshold of some effect around 32 dB(A)
LASmax N
40 77
45 43/44
50 29/30
55 21/22
60 17
65 13/14
70 11/12
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Example
• From external measurements:
• Estimated the number of events and the maximum level
• For various window configurations estimated the impact
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Percentage Highly Sleep Disturbed
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TAG Data Book March 2017 (July 2016)
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BS 4142
The Test (1997)
• Assess the likelihood of complaints by subtracting the measured background noise level from the rating level.
• NOTE. More than one assessment may be appropriate.
• The greater this difference the greater the likelihood of complaints.
• A difference of around +10 dB or more indicates that complaints are likely.
• A difference of around + 5 dB is of marginal significance.
• If the rating level is more than 10 dB below the measured background noise level then this is a positive indication that complaints are unlikely.
Assessment Outcome (2014)
• Obtain an initial estimate of the impact of the specific sound by subtracting the measured background sound level (see Clause 8) from the rating level (see Clause 9), and consider the following.
• NOTE 1 More than one assessment might be appropriate.
• a) Typically, the greater this difference, the greater the magnitude of the impact.
• b) A difference of around +10 dB or more is likely to be an indication of a significant adverse impact, depending on the context.
• c) A difference of around +5 dB is likely to be an indication of an adverse impact, depending on the context.
• d) The lower the rating level is relative to the measured background sound level, the less likely it is that the specific sound source will have an adverse impact or a significant adverse impact. Where the rating level does not exceed the background sound level, this is an indication of the specific sound source having a low impact, depending on the context.
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Context – Clause 11
Where the initial estimate of the impact needs to be modified due to the context,
take all pertinent factors into consideration, including the following.
• Absolute level of sound
• Character of specific and residual sound
• Sensitivity of receptor / existence of building envelope insulation
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BS 4142:2014 – Night Noise
• Probably no justification for solely considering the external difference between rating and background.
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Conclusions
• Various guidance values exist
• Essential to be totally clear over the meaning of those values and the consequential effect expected
• Then policy can be applied
• Evidence continuing to emerge regarding adverse effects and significant adverse effects
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Thank You
• Contact details:
• Email: [email protected]
• Tel: + 44 7716 117063
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