Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
@JournalArticle {3150, title = {Low-Frequency Noise and Its Main Effects on Human Health{\textemdash}A Review of the Literature between 2016 and 2019}, journal = {Applied Sciences}, volume = {10}, year = {2020}, month = {2020-07-28 00:00:00}, pages = {1-39}, publisher = {MDPI}, edition = {5205}, abstract = {This paper summarizes the presently available knowledge about the association between
}, keywords = {Environment, human health, impacts, literature review, low-frequency noise}, doi = {10.3390/app10155205}, url = {www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci}, author = {Alves, J. and Neto, F. and Silva, L. T. and Remoaldo, P. C. A.} }
low-frequency noise and its effects on health. A database was constructed with a total of 142 articles
published between 2016 and 2019 regarding low-frequency noise exposure and its effects on health.
A total of 39 articles were analysed in depth. The articles were divided into categories according to
the effects on human health addressed. Regarding the emitting source, there was a greater number
of articles addressing issues related to sources of environmental noise and noise from wind turbines.
As for the effects generated on human health, there was a greater number of articles referring to the
effects on sleep disorders, discomfort, sensitivity to and irritability from noise, annoyance, hearing
loss, and cardiovascular diseases, and these effects are analysed in more detail in the present article.
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.
Currently CTAC aggregates 25 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt