2. Effects of noise: assessment methods and guide values

Bibliography

• (1) - LARNAUDIE (M.) -  Évaluation de l'exposition des Parisiens au bruit.  -  DESS QCBA – Mairie de Paris, septembre 2002.
• (2) - KONO (S.), SONE (T.), NIMURA (T.) -  Personal exposure and reaction to noise in daily life.  -  J. Acoust....

Websites

Further information can be found on the following websites:

CIDB (Centre d'information et de documentation sur le bruit) : http://www.bruit.fr

ADEME (French Environment and Energy Management Agency) : http://www.ademe.fr

EEA...

Standards and norms

• Environmental noise characterization and measurement – Fundamental quantities and general valuation methods - NF S 31-110 - 2005
• Characterization and measurement of road traffic noise – General measurement specifications - NF S 31-085 - 2002
• Acoustics – Characterization and measurement of rail traffic noise - NF S 31-088 - 2014
• Measuring noise from accelerating road vehicles – Valuation method...

Regulations

Council Directive 70/157/EEC of February 6, 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the permissible sound level and the exhaust system of motor vehicles (OJ No. L 042 of February 23, 1970).

Law no. 76-629 of July 10, 1976 on nature protection (consolidated version as of September 21, 2000).

Council Directive 78/1015/EEC of November 23, 1978 on...

Noise exposure data

In the mid-1980s, almost half the French population was exposed to an outdoor daytime noise level of over 55 dB(A). At the same time, 28% of the population was exposed to a level above the threshold recommended by the 1992 Noise Act (table 1 ).