Assessment of noise exposure and associated health risk in school environment

Yassin, Mohamed F.; Almutairi, Hossa; Alhajeri, Nawaf S.; Al-Fadhli, Fahad M.; Al-Rashidi, Mufreh; Shatti, T.

doi:10.1007/s13762-016-1035-y

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“…12,13 Few research focused on people’s temporal sense of the acoustic environment from the perspective of the impact of the acoustic environment on users, which could also be potential factors for health. 14,15…”

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An impact study of acoustic environment on users in large interior spaces

Chen

2019

Building Acoustics

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As many large buildings have been built worldwide recently, it is necessary to study how the acoustic environment in those buildings affects people in order to improve the acoustical comfort in them. The aim of this study is to explore the influence of acoustic environment on people in eight large-scale spaces, which are divided into three categories according to function, through grounded theory, and questionnaire. The results showed that "loud background noise," "large number of sound sources," "emotional change," "mixed sounds," and "sensible sound with certain spectrum component" were people's main evaluation to the acoustic environment in large-scale spaces. Based on respondents' perception, the influence of the acoustic environment in large-scale spaces could be classified into the following three aspects: emotional effect, influence on attention, and influence on thinking ability and behavior. Although the evaluation of the acoustic environment varied widely with the difference in spatial functions, same perception dimensions could be summarized.

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An impact study of acoustic environment on users in large interior spaces

Chen

2019

Building Acoustics

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“…Results of this study showed an average correlation between the attitudes and the awareness of students towards pollution and acoustic pollution. According to similar studies, the continuous exposure to noise affects our health; therefore, this issue must be addressed with the same emphasis as the other typologies of pollution, considering that it has a direct impact on the daily life of every human being [20].…”

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“…In contrast, there are different studies analysing the impact on diverse typologies of pollution within the educational and social systems. Among them, the evaluation of acoustic pollution appears in well-known studies that analyse noise exposure in some academic centres and its relationship with the health problems present in teachers and students [20,21]. Furthermore, Secchi et al [22] and Jahan et al [23] support the relationship between the academic performance of students and the urban noise level around the academic centre, such as ordinary traffic, the noise from planes when flying overhead, or the noise made by trucks and heavy haulage.…”

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Analysis of Further Education Students’ Attitudes Regarding Environmental Pollution. A Case Study in Granada

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Díaz

Reche

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IJERPH

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Pollution is shown as the environmental challenge, which has the greatest impact on global climate change. Faced with this situation, numerous environmental summits agree on the fact that Environmental Education needs to be implemented within the different disciplines and educational institutions. Therefore, Further Education must foster the research and management of environmental education with the aim of developing responsible citizens with sustainable attitudes. Based on this idea, this paper aimed to analyse the attitudes in Further Education students towards different situations and habits linked to pollution, as well as some of its varied typologies (chemical pollution, acoustic pollution and management of solid urban waste and rubbish). To achieve this, a sample of 307 students from different degrees of Preschool and Primary Education was included, using a questionnaire as a measuring instrument. The methodology of the study was both descriptive, through the analysis of its measures, and inferential, with the preparation of a confirmatory conceptual model through the structural equation model (SEM). Results revealed that students are highly concerned about the different situations proposed, and that the predictive model forges strong correlations between the four variables of the study. Hence, the study focused on the idea of trying to enhance environmental awareness in the groups of students from different educational phases, to subsequently foster the implementation of specific actions aimed at preserving and conserving natural resources, and to guide society towards sustainable development.

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“…It affects students and teachers as regards both learning performance and health issues, ranging from speaker's hoarseness or other voice problems caused by vocal effort, to worsening listener's diseases as hyperacusis (Tiesler et al 2015;Augustyńska, Kaczmarska, Mikulski & Radosz, 2010;Yassin, Almutairi, Alhajeri, Al-Fadhli, Al Rashidi & Shatti, 2016). Reverberation time (RT) and the speech transmission index (STI) are generally proposed as the means of measuring how well students listen in classroom environments.…”

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“…The World Health Organization (2015) specifies a standard background noise level of 35 dBA during the teaching of lessons as a guideline for community noise. For proper speech transmission in the classroom, a measurement of 40 dB is considered noise pollution (Hadzi-Nikolova et al, 2013;Yassin et al, 2016).…”

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How classroom acoustics influence students and teachers: A systematic literature review

Recalde

Martín

Márquez

2021

J. Technol. Sci. Educ.

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Acoustics in schools have been studied during years, but nowadays there are more possibilities than ever before to introduce improvements. This study presents a systematic literature review determining what acoustic parameters are present in classrooms and how they affect both teachers and students. Following the analysis, we put forward a two-block classification: the physical parameters of the sound or noise in the classroom and the consequences of the acoustics on the people in the classroom. Advances in the design of learning spaces and the use of technologies ranging from devices and green material to advanced automation systems make it possible to direct acoustic solutions toward smarter learning spaces. This review also highlights the acoustic parameters to consider in smart classrooms (noise, reverberation, speech transmission and speech clarity) and the main effects of acoustics on teachers and students. Some conclusions and recommendations are drawn, but more research is needed in terms of school improvement considering acoustics influence and smart classrooms possibilities.

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Assessment of noise exposure and associated health risk in school environment

Cited by 15 publications

References 13 publications

An impact study of acoustic environment on users in large interior spaces

An impact study of acoustic environment on users in large interior spaces

Analysis of Further Education Students’ Attitudes Regarding Environmental Pollution. A Case Study in Granada

How classroom acoustics influence students and teachers: A systematic literature review

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