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Exposures to Transit and Other Sources of Noise among New York City Residents
Environmental science & technology, v 46(1), pp 500-508
03 Jan 2012
PMID: 22088203
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Abstract
To evaluate the contributions of common noise sources to total annual noise exposures among urban residents and workers, we estimated exposures associated with five common sources (use of mass transit, occupational and non-occupational activities, MP3 player and stereo use, and time at home and doing other miscellaneous activities) among a sample of over 4500 individuals in New York City (NYC). We then evaluated the contributions of each source to total noise exposure and also compared our estimated exposures to the recommended 70 dBA annual exposure limit. We found that one in ten transit users had noise exposures in excess of the recommended exposure limit from their transit use alone. When we estimated total annual exposures, 90% of NYC transit users and 87% of nonusers exceeded the recommended limit. MP3 player and stereo use, which represented a small fraction of the total annual hours for each subject on average, was the primary source of exposure among the majority of urban dwellers we evaluated. Our results suggest that the vast majority of urban mass transit riders may be at risk of permanent, irreversible noise-induced hearing loss and that, for many individuals, this risk is driven primarily by exposures other than occupational noise.
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- Title
- Exposures to Transit and Other Sources of Noise among New York City Residents
- Creators
- Richard L. Neitze - Univ Michigan, Risk Sci Ctr, Dept Environm Hlth Sci, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USARobyn R. M. Gershon - University of California, San FranciscoTara P. McAlexander - Columbia UniversityLori A. Magda - Columbia UniversityJulie M. Pearson - Columbia University
- Publication Details
- Environmental science & technology, v 46(1), pp 500-508
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society; Washington, DC
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- RES 015347A / National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) R21ES015347 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000298762900067
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84855336483
- Other Identifier
- 991021448049604721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Engineering, Environmental
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