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    @JournalArticle {3057,
    	title = {How Can Low-Frequency Noise Exposure Interact with the Well-Being of a Population? Some Results from a Portuguese Municipality},
    	journal = {Apllied Sciences},
    	volume = {9},
    	year = {2020},
    	month = {2020-01-18 00:00:00},
    	pages = {2-20},
    	publisher = {MDPI},
    	abstract = {

    Noise pollution is the second most harmful environmental stressor in Europe. Portugal is
    the fourth European country most affected by noise pollution, whereby 23.0\% of the population is
    affected. This article aims to analyze the effects of exposure to low-frequency noise pollution, emitted
    by power poles and power lines, on the population{\textquoteright}s well-being, based on a study of {\textquotedblleft}exposed{\textquotedblright} and
    {\textquotedblleft}unexposed{\textquotedblright} individuals in two predominantly urban areas in north-western Portugal. To develop
    the research, we used sound level (n = 62) and sound recording measurements, as well as adapted
    audiometric test performance (n = 14) and surveys conducted with the resident population (n = 200).
    The sound levels were measured (frequency range between 10 to 160 Hz) and compared with
    a criterion curve developed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural A airs (DEFRA).
    The sound recorded was performed 5 m away from the source (400 kV power pole). Surveys were
    carried out with the {\textquotedblleft}exposed{\textquotedblright} and {\textquotedblleft}unexposed{\textquotedblright} populations, and adapted audiometric tests were
    performed to complement the analysis and to determine the threshold of audibility of {\textquotedblleft}exposed{\textquotedblright}
    and {\textquotedblleft}unexposed{\textquotedblright} volunteers. The {\textquotedblleft}exposed{\textquotedblright} area has higher sound levels and, consequently, more
    problems with well-being and health than the {\textquotedblleft}unexposed{\textquotedblright} population. The audiometric tests
    also revealed that the {\textquotedblleft}exposed{\textquotedblright} population appears to be less sensitive to low frequencies than
    the {\textquotedblleft}unexposed{\textquotedblright} population.

    }, keywords = {discomfort due to noise, low-frequency noise, noise pollution, power poles and power lines, residential areas}, issn = {5566}, doi = {10.3390/app9245566}, url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/24/5566}, author = {Alves, J. A. and Silva, L. T. and Remoaldo, P. C.} }

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    The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.

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