Finding the highest noise exposure in midlevel deprivation areas was unexpected, given the general literature on environmental inequalities. It highlights the need to study the diversity of the patterns of environmental inequalities across various economic, social and cultural contexts. Comparative studies of environmental inequalities are needed, between regions and countries, for noise and other pollutants.

We found some evidence that potential exposure to night-time road traffic noise might affect individual use of anxiolytics-hypnotics. Further research based on strictly individual approaches is warranted to assess exposure to road traffic noise more precisely and reliably than allowed by noise propagation prediction models.

paper provides examples of noise maps for communities of different sizes with road, railway and industrial sources. The difficulties to estimate noise emission from industrial sites are discussed. Recommendations are provided. A methodology to create the industry data base for a noise map with a large number of industrial sites in the territory is presented. It is shown how noise maps can be an attractive tool to be used in the environmental management system of the plant manager to communicate on the plant environmental integration and noise abatement plan.

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Noise impact prediction or measurement of wind farms requires wind reference data at 10 meters. From data collected on more than 200 farms in France, over the last 5 years, this paper shows that, in the sampling of noise and meteorological data for noise prediction and assessment, differences in the wind profile from one site to another, in the period of the day (day, night) can lead to different estimations of emission data selection and impact assessment. Different parameter studies are presented both with regard to the effect on impact studies and farms impact monitoring and control. The work presented is in accordance with the project of acoustic standard for the assessment of noise impact of wind farms under study in France. Method 1 : Pelec V H Calculation Vs standard (10m / 0.05m) Calculation with real wind profile Method 2 : Measurement V h H h LW / réf standard (10m / 0.05m) Measurement Lp dB Method 1 : Pelec V H Calculation Vs standard (10m / 0.05m) Method 1 : Pelec V H Calculation Vs standard (10m / 0.05m) Calculation with real wind profile Method 2 : Measurement V h Calculation with real wind profile Method 2 : Measurement V h