IMPACT ON

NOISE
ENVIRONMENT
2017MEP006- GARIMA PURI
2017MEP007- SHRADDHA KHONDE
2017MEP010- SOUMYA JAIN
2017MEP022-ALPANA GUPTA
Overview
 NOISE AND ITS CLASSIFICATION

 BASICS OF SOUND

 AMBIENT NOISE MONITORING

 STANDARDS FOR NOISE IMPACTS

 METHODOLOGY ADOPTED FOR NOISE

IMPACT ASSESSMENT

 CASE EXAMPLE
Noise and its Classification
Noise is unwanted sound or sound in wrong place at wrong time. It is sound that is
undesirable because it interferes with speech and hearing. It has adverse effects on
human beings and environment. It can disturb natural wildlife and ecological systems

NOISE ACTIVTIES

IMPULSIVE CONTINUOUS CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONAL

Short duration Longer During During

and high duration and construction operational
density low density process phase

Explosions Noise from Operation of Emissions from

generators,
Sonic booms construction construction pumping
Artillery fire Traffic noise machineries stations etc
Basics of Sound
Sound is a mechanical energy from a vibrating surface and is
transmitted by a cycling series of compressions and
SOUND rarefactions of the molecules of the material through which it
passes.

The number of compressions and rarefactions of air

molecules in a unit time is described as its frequency. It is
FREQUENCY expressed in hertz. Humans can detect sounds with
frequencies ranging from 16 to 20,000Hz.

Noise measurements are expressed by Sound Pressure Level

SPL (SPL) , which is logarithmic ratio of the sound pressure to a
reference pressure. Unit is Decibel (dB)
Factors for Determining Noise Levels
Noise levels can be of concern during the
construction and operational phase of projects

Important factors in determining noise levels

include:

Distance from noise source

Natural or man made barriers between the

source and the impacted population

Weather conditions such as wind speed&

direction, temperature

Scale and intensity of the particular construction

phase.
Standards for Noise Impacts
CPCB constituted a committee on Noise Pollution Control. It recommended noise
standards for ambient air and for automobiles; Domestic appliances and
construction techniques which were later notified in Environment Protection
Rules,1986

Noise limit in
Day time Night time
Category of vehicle dB(A)
6 a.m to 9 9 p.m to 6
Motorcycle, scooters and three wheelers 80
Code p.m a.m
Passenger cars 82
Industrial
Passenger or commercial vehicles upto 4MT 85
A Area 75 70
Passenger or commercial vehicles above 4MT and upto 12
Commercial MT 89
B Area 65 55
Passenger or commercial vehicle exceeding 12 MT 91
Residential
Category of Domestic Appliances/Construction Noise limit in
C Area 55 45
Equipments dB(A)
D Silence Zone 50 40
Window air conditioners of 1 tonne to 1.5 tonne 68
CPCB standards fro noise pollution control in India Air cooler 60
Refrigerators 46
Diesel Genrator fro deomestic purpose 85-90
Compactors, Front loaders, Concrete mixers, Cranes,
Vibrators and saws 75
 Standards for Noise Impacts
Permissible levels for Noise
Exposure for Work Zone as
been prescribed under Model Typical Noise Levels at Construction Sites
Rules of Factories Act-1948

TOTAL TIME OF Industrial parking,

EXPOSURE (continous SOUND Domestic Office building, hotel, Public works roads
religious amusemnet
or a number of short PRESSURE LEVEL Phase housing hospital and highways
and recreations
term exposures) per Db(A)
I II I II I II I II
day , in hr
8 90
Ground
clearing 83 83 84 84 84 83 84 84
6 92
4 95 Excavation 88 75 89 79 89 71 88 78
3 97
Foundations 81 81 78 78 77 77 88 88
2 100
Erection 81 65 87 75 84 72 79 78
1-1/2 102
1 105
Finishing 88 72 89 75 89 74 84 84
1/2 107 I- all equipments present at site
1/4 110
II- Minimum required equipment present at site.
1/8 115
Code of Practice
Public Address Construction Burning of
Aircraft Operations
System Activities Crackers

• License must be
• Aerodrome to be
obtained • Acoustic barriers
located away from • Manufacture of
• Public address should be placed
the city crackers having an
system and near construction
• Airplanes should impulsive noise of
loudspeakers should sites
takeoff in direction more than 90 dB at 5
not be used at night- • The maximum noise
radially away from meter distance from
9 pm to 6 am levels near site
city site of bursting should
• The power strength of should be limited to
• Night time operations be banned
the amplifier should 75dB(A) in industrial
should be minimized’ • Bursting of crackers
be adequate to cover areas.
• Portable silencers during night should
the audience should • There should be
should be used in be banned
not be increased by fencing around the
plane intake as well
more than 5dB above site
as exhaust
ambient noise level
 Methodology

1 Identification of Noise Impact-

1 Identification of Noise 2 Description of existing
Impact Noise-Environment
Description of Existing Noise-Environment
Construction activities- •Considering study area 2 Conditions
•Domestic •Data on Existing noise
levels Procurement of Relevant Noise
•Non-residential
•Land use & Population 3
•Industrial Standard/Guidelines
distribution maps
•Public works
•Sources of emissions-
Noise from project
operations include-
location, magnitude, 4 Imapct Prediction
frequency, duration
•Ground clearing,
•Seasonal & daily variations
excavation, Foundations,
Erection& Finishing. •Reconnaissance survey 5 Assessment of Impact Significance
•Engines & Industrial •SPL measurements at
machinery sensitive locations for 24
hrs. Identification and Incorporation of Mitigaton
6
Measures
 Methodology
3 Procurement of
relevant Noise standards
•Noise standards, criteria,
policies
•Additional information
from WHO, UNEP
•Institutional information to
determinate the baseline
quantity and significance
of noise impacts.
6 Identification &
4 Impact prediction 5 Assessment of impact incorporation of
•Predicting the significance mitigation measures
propagation of noise and •Public input- public Reduce or control noise
type of land uses meetings, public either by changing
affected. participation programs .Source of noise
•Noise level prediction •Professional judgment .Path of noise
models •Noise assessment .Receiver of noise
•Geometric attenuation of methods Additional measures
sound •Land use map include-
Model selection development- determine .Reduction of no. of
•Technical capabilities the distance from noise vibrating sources
Economic considerations source and draw noise
.Enclosure of source
•Training & Experience of contour map
.Attenuation of noise by
model users
absorption
Case Example
Impact due to plant operation:

Mainly generated from

INPUT: Plant operations-
turbine and cooling tower. Presentation of results-
Prediction of
All equipment's designed to predicted noise levels
incremental noise levels
comply with rules not to are tabulated and noise
due to operation of
exceed 90dB at 1m contours are drawn.
plant
distance.

Community noise levels-

Impact prediction care
Work zone noise levels- Day and night sound
study- Noise protective
model results for noise pressure levels are used
instruments and
levels in work zone and to describe the
reduction in noise levels
at plant boundary are community night
by suitable measures as
within prescribed norms exposure, hence impact
described in EMP
on general population
Case Example
Impact due to plant operation:
Plant Noise Level
Sr. no
boundary dB, (A)
1 N 50
2 NE 45.5
3 E 47.4
4 SE 45
5 S 52.5
6 SW 46
7 W 54.2
8 NW 50.1

High noise levels are limited to work zone only

At the plant boundary noise levels are found with

the prescribed norms.
Thank You
2017MEP006- GARIMA PURI
2017MEP007- SHRADDHA KHONDE
2017MEP010- SOUMYA JAIN
2017MEP022-ALPANA GUPTA