ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2012
Exposures to transit and other sources of noise among New York City residents.
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- Loud Music and Leisure Noise Is a Common Cause of Chronic Hearing Loss, Tinnitus and Hyperacusis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Predicting Fine Spatial Scale Traffic Noise Using Mobile Measurements and Machine Learning.Environmental science & technology · 2020Article
- The Relationship between Sound and Amenities of Transit-Oriented Developments.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Auditory central gain compensates for changes in cochlear output after prolonged low-level noise exposure.Neuroscience letters · 2018Article
- Measuring environmental noise from airports, oil and gas operations, and traffic with smartphone applications: laboratory and field trials.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2018Article
- Residential noise from nearby oil and gas well construction and drilling.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2018Article
- Hearing loss, lead (Pb) exposure, and noise: a sound approach to ototoxicity exploration.Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part B, Critical reviews · 2018Review
- The role of traffic noise on the association between air pollution and children's lung function.Environmental research · 2017Article
- Analysis of Subway Interior Noise at Peak Commuter Time.Journal of audiology & otology · 2017Article
- Injury Risk and Noise Exposure in Firefighter Training Operations.The Annals of occupational hygiene · 2016Article
- Valuing Quiet: An Economic Assessment of U.S. Environmental Noise as a Cardiovascular Health Hazard.American journal of preventive medicine · 2015Article
- Street-level noise in an urban setting: assessment and contribution to personal exposure.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2015Article
- Assessment of Noise Exposure to Children: Considerations for the National Children's Study.Journal of pregnancy and child health · 2014Article
- Environmental noise pollution in the United States: developing an effective public health response.Environmental health perspectives · 2014Article
- Estimation of permanent noise-induced hearing loss in an urban setting.Environmental science & technology · 2013Article
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Abstract
To evaluate the contributions of common noise sources to total annual noise exposures among urban residents and workers, we estimated exposures associated with five common sources (use of mass transit, occupational and nonoccupational activities, MP3 player and stereo use, and time at home and doing other miscellaneous activities) among a sample of over 4500 individuals in New York City (NYC). We then evaluated the contributions of each source to total noise exposure and also compared our estimated exposures to the recommended 70 dBA annual exposure limit. We found that one in ten transit users had noise exposures in excess of the recommended exposure limit from their transit use alone. When we estimated total annual exposures, 90% of NYC transit users and 87% of nonusers exceeded the recommended limit. MP3 player and stereo use, which represented a small fraction of the total annual hours for each subject on average, was the primary source of exposure among the majority of urban dwellers we evaluated. Our results suggest that the vast majority of urban mass transit riders may be at risk of permanent, irreversible noise-induced hearing loss and that, for many individuals, this risk is driven primarily by exposures other than occupational noise.
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