Noise pollution and road traffic in the Mexican border

Purpose - to determine the relationship between the noise level of the main road intersections and the number of vehicles that circulate through them.Methodology - a non-invasive electronic vehicle gauge was used in one week periods; evaluation of noise level in daily intervals during a complete wee...

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Autores: Zamorano-González, Benito, Peña-Cárdenas, Fabiola, Velázquez-Narváez, Yolanda, Vargas-Martínez, José Ignacio, Parra-Sierra, Víctor
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Entreciencias: diálogos en la sociedad del conocimiento
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/67506
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/entreciencias/article/view/67506
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:pollution
noise
traffic
sound.
contaminación
ruido
tráfico
sonido.
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Sumario:Purpose - to determine the relationship between the noise level of the main road intersections and the number of vehicles that circulate through them.Methodology - a non-invasive electronic vehicle gauge was used in one week periods; evaluation of noise level in daily intervals during a complete week, using type I sound level meters. Results - annual average daily traffic was 2739 units; noise level estimation was 77.6 dB for 12 hour periods; 98.5 dB was the maximum noise level and the minimum noise level was 58.3 dB.Limitations - field work was conducted in a period of less than a year.Findings - results show that noise levels exceed the reference of 65 decibels mentioned by the World Health Organization; as a consequence, the city has pollution due to the noise derived from vehicular traffic.