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ArticleNoise & health

Railway noise annoyance on the railway track in northwest slovakia.

Alzbeta Pultznerova, Panulinova Eva, Daniela Kucharova, Lubica Argalasova

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Alzbeta PultznerovaDepartment of Railway Engineering and Track Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zilina, Zilina, Slovakia.
Panulinova EvaInstitute of Structural Engineering, Department of Geotechnics and Traffic Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia.
Daniela KucharovaDepartment of Structural Mechanics and Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zilina, Zilina, Slovakia.
Lubica ArgalasovaInstitute of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis paper describes an assessment of noise caused by railway traffic in a large high-loaded railway track in Northwest Slovakia. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe measurements of noise levels generated by trains passing through residential neighborhoods were taken. Noise maps were also calculated showing noise pollution generated by the train traffic. In addition, the annoyance level and sleep disturbance of residents affected by railway noise were evaluated by a validated questionnaire on a pilot sample of 107 respondents living near the important railway track.

resultsThe measurements indicated that the noise levels generated by the passage of the train were extremely high especially at night, clearly exceeding the nighttime limits of equivalent sound pressure level established by the Decree of the Slovak Ministry of Health (No.549/2007) (L DISCUSSION: The effects of railway traffic on annoyance/sleep and psychosocial well-being were evaluated in a few studies. In accordance with our results the railway noise mostly disturbs sleep and rest of the respondents.

conclusionThe pilot survey showed the importance of sleep and rest disturbance by railway noise and the possibilities of getting worse health condition in the future. Noise abatement measures and strategies should, therefore, be implemented in an effective and manageable way increasing the environmental advantages of rail transport.

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Irritable MoodRailroadsAttentionEnvironmental MonitoringHeadacheHealth StatusHumansNoise, TransportationPilot ProjectsSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersSlovakiaNoise annoyancenoise measurementsrailway tracksrailway trafficsleep disturbance

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PMCPMC5965006

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