NDLI: A Study of Riders' Noise Exposure on Bay Area Rapid Transit Trains

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Author	Alexis, Dinno Powell, Cynthia King, Margaret Mary
Abstract	Excessive noise exposure may present a hazard to hearing, cardiovascular, and psychosomatic health. Mass transit systems, such as the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system, are potential sources of excessive noise. The purpose of this study was to characterize transit noise and riders’ exposure to noise on the BART system using three dosimetry metrics. We made 268 dosimetry measurements on a convenience sample of 51 line segments. Dosimetry measures were modeled using linear and nonlinear multiple regression as functions of average velocity, tunnel enclosure, flooring, and wet weather conditions and presented visually on a map of the BART system. This study provides evidence of levels of hazardous levels of noise exposure in all three dosimetry metrics. L eq and L max measures indicate exposures well above ranges associated with increased cardiovascular and psychosomatic health risks in the published literature. L peak indicate acute exposures hazardous to adult hearing on about 1% of line segment rides and acute exposures hazardous to child hearing on about 2% of such rides. The noise to which passengers are exposed may be due to train-specific conditions (velocity and flooring), but also to rail conditions (velocity and tunnels). These findings may point at possible remediation (revised speed limits on longer segments and those segments enclosed by tunnels). The findings also suggest that specific rail segments could be improved for noise.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11524-010-9501-1
Ending Page	13
Page Count	13
Starting Page	1
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10993460
e-ISSN	14682869
Journal	Journal of Urban Health : Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	88
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2011-02-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	Springer US
Subject Keyword	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Health(social science) Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Urban Studies Health (social science) Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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