Download - European policies regarding noise assessment
European Policies regarding Noise Assessment
Content
• Noise burden in Europe
• Effects of Noise
• What can be learnt from 1st and 2nd round
• Overview noise legislation/policies EU
• Outlook Noise in Europe
• Towards a Thematic Strategy on Noise
• Local Strategies
• Discussion
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Number of people exposed to noise in Europe
road rail airport industry0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Lden aggl Lnight aggl Lden major Lnight major
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> 55 Lden and > 50 Lnight
Noise in Urban Areas (Lden)
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Dublin
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Bratis
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Sevil
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Valen
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Birken
head
Bright
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Man
ches
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Sout
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Sout
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86
88
90
92
94
96
98
100
102
noisiest cities in EU
% exposed > 55 DB Lden
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Noise in Urban Areas (Lden)
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Avigno
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Orlean
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Augsb
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Berlin
Leipzig
Karls
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Man
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Stut
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Lodz
Pozn
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5
10
15
20
25
quiest cities in EU
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Comparability far away
• Different sound power
• Different modelling
• Different methods
• Different software• Algoritms• Formulas
• Different settings• Reflections/movements/ population/accuracy/defaults
Road Traffic Noise Railway Noise
ASJ RTN 2009 (JP) CRN (UK)
CRTN (UK) Harmonoise/imagine(EU)
Harmonoise/imagine (EU)
Nord 2000
NMPB 2008 (FR) Ononu 305011 (AT)
Nord 2000 (DK-FI-NO-SE)
RMR (NL)
RLS 90/VBUS (DE) Schall 03 VBUS (DE)
RMV (NL) Semibel (CH)
RVS (AT)
Sonroad (CH)
TNS (US)
Industrial Noise Airport Noise
Harmonoise/imagine (EU)
AzB 2008 (DE)
ISO 9613 (EU) ECAC Doc 29
Harmonoise/Imagine
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CNOSSOS art 6 and Annex II END will help
PHASE Adevelopment
methodological framework
PHASE Btools and validation
PHASE CImplement
Annex II
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PHASES CNOSSOS
Phase A
WG 1 Quality framework
WG 2 Road Traffic Noise Emission
WG 3 Railway noise emission
WG 4 Aircraft Noise prediction
WG 5 Sound Propagation industrial noise
WG 6 Good Practice Guidelines
WG 9 Revised ENDRM
WG 10
Assigning noise levels and population to buildings
Phase B
WG6 Good Practice Guidelines
WG 7 CNOSSOS EU-database
WG 8 CNOSSOS-EU reference software
WG 11
Burden of Disease Estimation
WG 12
Pilot studies for CNOSSOS validation
WG 13
Helpdesk and Training for Member States
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CNOSSOS reports
• JRC Reference report on “Common Noise Assessment methods in EU (CNOSSOS-EU) for strategic noise mapping”
• JRC Master report on “Common Noise Assessment methods in EU (CNOSSOS-EU): outcome and resolutions of the CNOSSOS-EU Technical Committee & Working Groups”
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Effects of long term exposure
Health effects
• Annoyance/high annoyance
• Sleep disturbance/Severe sleep disturbance
• Learning /memory difficulties
• Hypertension
• Ischemic Heart Diseases
• Strokes/ Diabetes
• DALY’s 1-1.6 /annum
Economic effects
• Measures / administration
• Health costs
• Real estate value drop
• Production loss
• Car accidents (tiredness)
• An extra year in college/school/univ.
dose-effect curves under fire
40 billion €/a
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Data deliveries
Noise contours maps
Airport noise 10/138
Road traffic noise
23/164
Railway noise 34/161
Industrial noise
23/160
Major airports 11/78
Major roads 9/29 Lden
Major railways 7/22 Lden
• 71% Airport Noise
• 80% Road Traffic Noise
• 76% Railway Noise
• 75% Industrial Noise
• 96% Major Railways
• 96% Major Airports
• 96% Major Roads
Reported data
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Conclusions so far
Some shortcomings:
• Delivered noise data is not conform ENDRM
• Lot of data was not in time
• Data was delivered in wrong format
• Data is incomparable
• Noise maps are not representing all the noise
• Poor action plans
• CNOSSOS to be used in 3rd round
• CNOSSOS, detailed or strategic (means a broad overview)
• Input data to be improved
• Guidance needed
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Why is END not effective yet? Con’s
• No binding limit nor targets
• Noise Action Plans not SMART
• Definitions not clear or lacking• e.g. agglomerations, quiet urban areas, industry
• It is obligatory to make noise maps/noise action plans but it is not obligatory to reduce noise at a national, regional or
local level!• Does not offer overall framework for noise
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Pro’s of the first rounds
• Fairly good impression of the size of noise burden in EU
• Experience with noise mapping
• Experience with noise action planning
• Found the points to be improved• END• Input data• Output data• Informing the public• Skills
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Outcomes review END 2002/49/EC
Two strands
• Review by troika Milieu, TNO and RPA• Report European Commission COM(2011) 321
• Internet Consultation• Report to be expected
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Report European Commission
• Framework mapping methods (CNOSSOS)
• Guidance for implementation
• Synergy between air quality and noise (integrated approach)
• Limit values, targets or triggers
• Noise indicators
• Enforcement, Definitions
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Public Consultation
persons
groups
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
recommend trigger limit exposure
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Outlook I regarding END
• Completion of methodology including databases for road and industrial noise OCTOBER 2013
• Validation and fine tuning (possibly with support of EU-MS)FEBRUARY 2014
• First presentation of a draft revised Annex IIFEBRUARY 2014
• Finalisation of the revised Annex IIJUNE 2014
• Helpdesk supporting practitionersAS FROM 2014
Work
on END te
kst?
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RECOMMEND
Overview EU legislation in force
• Aeroplane Operation limits
• First railway Infrastructure Package
• Environmental Noise Directive
• Lawn mowers (permissible noise)
• Management Noise at Community Airports
• Motor vehicle exhaust systems
• Noise Emission Outdoor Equipment
• Tractor Type Approval
• Railway noise: TSI norms rolling stock conventional rail system
• Recreational Craft noise & air emissions
• Subsonic jet aeroplanes
• Tyre labelling Regulation
• Tyre Noise Regulation
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Overview EU legislation proposed
• Airport Package, noise restrictions at airports
• Motor Vehicle Noise
• Recreational Craft Directive
• Research and Innovation for EU future
• Noise of Two- and Three wheeled Motor Vehicles
• CNOSSOS common assessment method according to END
• Revised END 2002/49/EC
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Overview different scenario’s motor vehicle noise
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Outlook II regarding Noise in Europe
• Traffic still grows 1,5%/annum
• Noise will also grow
• New MS and modal shift
• Urban population grows
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Why noise policies fail to lower the noise
• Noise is the most forgotten environmental issue (Jo Leinen-EEF)
• Noise has to deal with other issues
• Financial downturn (excuse)
• Incentives (carrot)
• Enforcement (stick)
• Fail to involve stakeholder
• No binding between source & END policy THEMATIC STRATEGY NOISE is what we need!
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Thematic Strategy on Noise
Linking source policies witha stronger and effective END
• Multi level policies
• EU
• National
• Regional
• Local• Governmental bodies
• Institutions
• Schools
• Residents
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