EMP5028 - Environmental Noise Monitoring and Assessment

MQF Level

Duration and Credits

Semester 1

5 ECTS

Mode of Study

Part-Time Day

This study-unit will give students a grounding in the basics of noise as well as of the monitoring of noise levels in the environment, with a particular emphasis on the prevention or reduction of the health impact on humans. Students following this unit will learn how to use and interpret the measurements recorded by noise level meters. Additionally the students will learn how to plan different monitoring campaigns aimed at the measurement and assessment of noise levels from a variety of sources, according to international standards.

Method of Assessment

Assessment Component/s

Weighting

Presentation

20%

Practical (See Add. Notes)

40%

Seminar Paper

40%

Main Reading List

Murphy, E. and King, E. (202
. Environmental Noise Pollution (2nd Ed.). Elsevier. [not available @ the 今日黑料 Library]
Licitra, G. (2020). Noise Mapping in the EU: Models and Procedures. CRC Press. [not available @ the 今日黑料 Library]

Supplementary Reading List

ISO 1996 - 1: 2016. Acoustics - Description, measurement and assessment of Environmental Noise - Part 1: Basic Quantities and Assessment Procedures. https://www.iso.org/standard/59765.html. [not available @ the 今日黑料 Library]
ISO 1996 - 2: 2017. Acoustics - Description, measurement and assessment of Environmental Noise - Part 2: Determination of Sound Pressure Levels. https://www.iso.org/standard/59766.html. [not available @ the 今日黑料 Library]
ISO/PAS 1996 - 3: 2022. Acoustics - Description, measurement and assessment of Environmental Noise - Part 3: Objective method for the measurement of prominence of impulsive sounds and for the adjustment of L Aeq. https://www.iso.org/standard/77035.html. [not available @ the 今日黑料 Library]

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Study-unit Aims

To explain the fundamentals of acoustics;
To explain how a noise level meter works and help students understand the difference between class 1 and class 2 noise level meters;
To train the students in the gathering of in situ noise data, from different sources;
To train the students in the planning of a noise monitoring campaign;
To expose the students to the analysis and assessment of the data gathered by noise level meters.

Learning Outcomes: Knowledge and Understanding

By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:

Explain the basic acoustical concepts;
Recognise how a noise level meter works;
Set up the necessary instrumentation for an environmental noise monitoring campaign, keeping in mind the relevant environmental conditions;
Relate the impact of noise levels to human health.

Learning Outcomes: Skills

By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:

Demonstrate proficiency in the planning of an effective noise monitoring campaign, depending on the type and source of the noise being measured;
Analyse and interpret the interpret environmental noise data gathered from the field;
Disseminate effectively advanced concepts related to the gathering of environmental noise data, its interpretation and implications;
Appraise noise monitoring studies.

Non EU Applicants:

EUR425

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