This paper presents the noise pollution status of Rohtak city with emphasis on objective day night noise measurement and subjective response of people. Twenty different sites were selected to measure the noise level and determine noise sources at these selected sites. Selected sites fall in the category of residential, commercial, silence zone and road traffic junctions. Noise level measurement...

BACKGROUND Few modifiable risk factors for prostate cancer are known. Recently, disruption of the circadian system has been proposed to affect risk, as it entails an inhibited melatonin production, and melatonin has demonstrated beneficial effects on cancer inhibition. This suggests a potential role of traffic noise in prostate cancer. METHODS Road traffic and railway noise was calculated for...

In this paper we will estimate the vehicular traffic density by using cummulative acoustic or sound signals. Here we will estimate three probable conditions of traffic that is heavy flow traffic (0-10km/h), medium flow (2040km/h), and free flow (above 40km/h) traffic. Cumulative sound signals consist of various noise signals coming from various parts of vehicles which includes rotational parts,...

One way of mitigating the negative effects of noise from road traffic is to include the external cost of noise in a road charging system. This study shows how standardized calculation methods for road traffic noise can be used together with monetary estimates of the social cost of noise exposure to calculate charges based on the social marginal cost. Using Swedish data on traffic volume and ind...

*Correspondence: Herni Halim, Department of Environmental Management, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia e-mail: [email protected] HIGHLIGHTS • Highway traffic noise is a serious problem in Malaysia • Heavy traffic flow highway recorded higher noise level compared to low traffic flow • Noise level stabilized at certain n...