Evaluation of noise environments during daily activities of university students

• Autorzy: Hernandez E. T. , Garcia I. P. , Lopez Navarro J. M. , Kolosovas-Machuca E. S.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Noise conditions specifically in areas inside university facilities and its impact on the quality of life of university students are topics that have received little attention. This paper presents a study of the noise conditions in which university students of various institutions in Madrid, Spain, carry out their daily studies. A representative number of measurements was carried out using noise dosemeters and dataloggers in order to evaluate the levels of noise, noise dose and exposure to noise during school periods and extracurricular activities. The results were compared with the recommendations given by current environmental noise regulations. This paper was complemented with a survey to get to know how students perceive the exposure to noise in university environments.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

university environments; noise at universities; noise dose

PL

hałas; studia wyższe; poziom hałasu; natężenie dźwięku

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 22, No. 2
• Strony: 274--278
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 14 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Hernandez E. T.

• Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), Spain

autor

Garcia I. P.

• Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), Spain

autor

Lopez Navarro J. M.

• Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), Spain

autor

Kolosovas-Machuca E. S.

• Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Mexico

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Uwagi

PL

Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę.