Evaluations of effects due to low-frequency noise in a low demanding work situation

Bengtsson, Johanna; Waye, Kerstin Persson; Kjellberg, Anders

doi:10.1016/j.jsv.2003.09.061

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“…3.1.1). However, the appreciation of the sound may depend on a combination of the frequency and strength of the modulation and the balance of low-and higher-frequency components [123].…”

Section: Effect Of Vibrationsmentioning

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Health Effects Related to Wind Turbine Sound, Including Low-Frequency Sound and Infrasound

Kamp

Berg

2017

Acoust Aust

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A narrative review of observational and experimental studies was conducted to assess the association between exposure to wind turbine sound and its components and health effects in the general population. Literature databases Scopus, Medline and Embase and additional bibliographic sources such as reference sections of key publications and journal databases were systematically searched for peer-reviewed studies published from 2009 to 2017. For the period until early 2015 only reviews were included, while for the period between January 2015 and January 2017 all relevant publications were screened. Ten reviews and 22 studies met the inclusion criteria. Most studies examined subjective annoyance as the primary outcome, indicating an association between exposure levels and the percentage highly annoyed. Sound from wind turbines leads to a higher percentage of highly annoyed when compared to other sound sources. Annoyance due to aspects, like shadow flicker, the visual (in) appropriateness in the landscape and blinking lights, can add to the noise annoyance. There is no evidence of a specific effect of the low-frequency component nor of infrasound. There are indications that the rhythmic pressure pulses on a building can lead to additional annoyance indoors. Personal characteristics such as noise sensitivity, privacy issues and social acceptance, benefits and attitudes, the local situation and the conditions of planning a wind farm also play a role in reported annoyance. Less data are available to evaluate the effects of wind turbines on sleep and long-term health effects. Sleep disturbance as well as other health effects in the vicinity of wind turbines was found to be related to annoyance, rather than directly to exposure.

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“…3.1.1). However, the appreciation of the sound may depend on a combination of the frequency and strength of the modulation and the balance of low-and higher-frequency components [123].…”

Section: Effect Of Vibrationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Health Effects Related to Wind Turbine Sound, Including Low-Frequency Sound and Infrasound

Kamp

Berg

2017

Acoust Aust

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“…A single source noise enhanced performance on a more difficult task [9]. Low-frequency noise negatively influenced performance on two tasks sensitive to reduced attention and on a proof-reading task [10]. Noise was also found to have a significantly negative effect on the performance of a readability task in a mobile driving environment [11].…”

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A Study on the Effects of Human Age, Type of Computer and Noise on Operators’ Performance of a Data Entry Task

Khan

Rizvi

2010

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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“…At this level, the train noise could partly mask the interfering speech noise and thus mitigate the feeling of annoyance. For higher sound pressure levels of 63dB(A), a slightly negative effect on annoyance was found [21,22]. Nevertheless, measurements show that the sound pressure level inside Chinese high-speed train cabins varies between 75 and 80dB(A) in most conditions [15].…”

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Interference of Speech and Interior Noise of Chinese High-Speed Trains with Task Performance

Wei

Bockstael²,

Coensel³

et al. 2012

Acta Acustica united with Acustica

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High speed trains are promoted all over the world as an alternative to aircraft (or conventional trains) for travel distances from a few hundred to a (few) thousand kilometers. Long travel time broadens the scale of activities potentially affected by train noise and sounds from other passengers. In this experiment, the effect on task performance caused by the combination of train noises and passengers's chatting was investigated. While being exposed to different noise combinations, Chinese as well as Dutch speaking participants were asked to perform a series of calculation and memory tasks as quickly and as accurately as possible. Results mainly show that (i) response time and accuracy are independent variables for both tasks, with the former showing the largest effect caused by background noise;(ii) a model based on saliency and attention can predict a significant part of the influence of combined noise (train and speech) on task performance; and (iii) in retrospect, the majority of participants report the speech sound to have been either equally or more annoying although the addition of speech changed the overall L Aeq by less than 0.1 dB(A).

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Evaluations of effects due to low-frequency noise in a low demanding work situation

Cited by 83 publications

References 21 publications

Health Effects Related to Wind Turbine Sound, Including Low-Frequency Sound and Infrasound

Health Effects Related to Wind Turbine Sound, Including Low-Frequency Sound and Infrasound

A Study on the Effects of Human Age, Type of Computer and Noise on Operators’ Performance of a Data Entry Task

Interference of Speech and Interior Noise of Chinese High-Speed Trains with Task Performance

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