Environmental Noise around Hospital Areas: A Case Study

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Autor(a) principal: Montes González, David
Data de Publicação: 2019
Outros Autores: Barrigón-Morillas, Juan, Gómez Escobar, Valentín, Vílchez-Gómez, Rosendo, Rey-Gozalo, Guillermo, Atanasio-Moraga, Pedro, Méndez-Sierra, Juan
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/106887
https://doi.org/10.3390/environments6040041
Resumo: Due to the particular characteristics of hospitals, these buildings are highly sensitive to environmental noise. However, they are usually located close or within urban agglomerations. Hence, hospitals are, in many cases, exposed to high levels of environmental noise. A study of one of the main hospitals in the Extremadura region (Spain) is presented here to allow a global assessment of the acoustic impact of outdoor sound sources. Both long- and short-term measurements were carried out, and a software model was developed. The measured values exceed the World Health Organisation reference value of 50 dBA for daytime and evening, and are even higher than the 55 dBA limit at which severe annoyance is generated. Taking into account the results obtained, the noise impact on this hospital is primarily influenced by three sound sources: road traffic, cooling towers of the hospital and the emergency helicopter. Their relative importance depends on the facade under consideration. It can therefore be concluded that the overall situation of the hospital needs to be improved. Thus, a series of solutions are proposed for a possible action plan based on interventions regarding the main sound sources and the location of the most sensitive areas to environmental noise.
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spelling Environmental Noise around Hospital Areas: A Case Studyurban noisenoise measurementsenvironmental qualityurban planningaction plannoise mitigationhealth centreDue to the particular characteristics of hospitals, these buildings are highly sensitive to environmental noise. However, they are usually located close or within urban agglomerations. Hence, hospitals are, in many cases, exposed to high levels of environmental noise. A study of one of the main hospitals in the Extremadura region (Spain) is presented here to allow a global assessment of the acoustic impact of outdoor sound sources. Both long- and short-term measurements were carried out, and a software model was developed. The measured values exceed the World Health Organisation reference value of 50 dBA for daytime and evening, and are even higher than the 55 dBA limit at which severe annoyance is generated. Taking into account the results obtained, the noise impact on this hospital is primarily influenced by three sound sources: road traffic, cooling towers of the hospital and the emergency helicopter. Their relative importance depends on the facade under consideration. It can therefore be concluded that the overall situation of the hospital needs to be improved. Thus, a series of solutions are proposed for a possible action plan based on interventions regarding the main sound sources and the location of the most sensitive areas to environmental noise.MDPI2019info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10316/106887http://hdl.handle.net/10316/106887https://doi.org/10.3390/environments6040041eng2076-3298Montes González, DavidBarrigón-Morillas, JuanGómez Escobar, ValentínVílchez-Gómez, RosendoRey-Gozalo, GuillermoAtanasio-Moraga, PedroMéndez-Sierra, Juaninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-04-28T11:26:18Zoai:estudogeral.uc.pt:10316/106887Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T21:23:17.286608Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Environmental Noise around Hospital Areas: A Case Study
title Environmental Noise around Hospital Areas: A Case Study
spellingShingle Environmental Noise around Hospital Areas: A Case Study
Montes González, David
urban noise
noise measurements
environmental quality
urban planning
action plan
noise mitigation
health centre
title_short Environmental Noise around Hospital Areas: A Case Study
title_full Environmental Noise around Hospital Areas: A Case Study
title_fullStr Environmental Noise around Hospital Areas: A Case Study
title_full_unstemmed Environmental Noise around Hospital Areas: A Case Study
title_sort Environmental Noise around Hospital Areas: A Case Study
author Montes González, David
author_facet Montes González, David
Barrigón-Morillas, Juan
Gómez Escobar, Valentín
Vílchez-Gómez, Rosendo
Rey-Gozalo, Guillermo
Atanasio-Moraga, Pedro
Méndez-Sierra, Juan
author_role author
author2 Barrigón-Morillas, Juan
Gómez Escobar, Valentín
Vílchez-Gómez, Rosendo
Rey-Gozalo, Guillermo
Atanasio-Moraga, Pedro
Méndez-Sierra, Juan
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Montes González, David
Barrigón-Morillas, Juan
Gómez Escobar, Valentín
Vílchez-Gómez, Rosendo
Rey-Gozalo, Guillermo
Atanasio-Moraga, Pedro
Méndez-Sierra, Juan
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv urban noise
noise measurements
environmental quality
urban planning
action plan
noise mitigation
health centre
topic urban noise
noise measurements
environmental quality
urban planning
action plan
noise mitigation
health centre
description Due to the particular characteristics of hospitals, these buildings are highly sensitive to environmental noise. However, they are usually located close or within urban agglomerations. Hence, hospitals are, in many cases, exposed to high levels of environmental noise. A study of one of the main hospitals in the Extremadura region (Spain) is presented here to allow a global assessment of the acoustic impact of outdoor sound sources. Both long- and short-term measurements were carried out, and a software model was developed. The measured values exceed the World Health Organisation reference value of 50 dBA for daytime and evening, and are even higher than the 55 dBA limit at which severe annoyance is generated. Taking into account the results obtained, the noise impact on this hospital is primarily influenced by three sound sources: road traffic, cooling towers of the hospital and the emergency helicopter. Their relative importance depends on the facade under consideration. It can therefore be concluded that the overall situation of the hospital needs to be improved. Thus, a series of solutions are proposed for a possible action plan based on interventions regarding the main sound sources and the location of the most sensitive areas to environmental noise.
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