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The effect of freight trains on noise pollution in the British Columbia Lower Mainland Giacchetto, Maruska; Jiang, Vivian (XiuXiu); McDougall, Kelsey; Phaisaltantiwongs, Mina
Abstract
On August 21st 2014, Port Metro Vancouver approved an increase of US thermal coal train traffic along the BNSF rail line enroute to Fraser Surrey Docks. As a result of the anticipated increase in U.S. thermal coal trains, health concerns have been expressed by our community partner, Communities and Coal, a group of citizens in the communities surrounding the BNSF rail line (Delta, White Rock, Crescent Beach and Surrey). In order to address these concerns, current noise pollution data was collected at four different sites along the BNSF rail line in 24-‐hour time intervals from the time period of November 2014 to March 2015 using an EXTECH Sound Level Data Logger. Each site was monitored twice. The observed equivalent continuous sound levels (Leq-‐16 and Leq-‐24 ) for all sites and trials are seen to exceed the 55 dBA noise guidelines (Canada Mortgage and Housing, 1981). Thus, it is likely that increases in train traffic will further escalate the sound levels beyond the current guidelines.
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| Title |
The effect of freight trains on noise pollution in the British Columbia Lower Mainland
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| Creator | |
| Date Issued |
2015-04-30
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| Description |
On
August
21st
2014,
Port
Metro
Vancouver
approved
an
increase
of
US
thermal
coal
train
traffic
along
the
BNSF
rail
line
enroute
to
Fraser
Surrey
Docks.
As
a
result
of
the
anticipated
increase
in
U.S.
thermal
coal
trains,
health
concerns
have
been
expressed
by
our
community
partner,
Communities
and
Coal,
a
group
of
citizens
in
the
communities
surrounding
the
BNSF
rail
line
(Delta,
White
Rock,
Crescent
Beach
and
Surrey).
In
order
to
address
these
concerns,
current
noise
pollution
data
was
collected
at
four
different
sites
along
the
BNSF
rail
line
in
24-‐hour
time
intervals
from
the
time
period
of
November
2014
to
March
2015
using
an
EXTECH
Sound
Level
Data
Logger.
Each
site
was
monitored
twice.
The
observed
equivalent
continuous
sound
levels
(Leq-‐16
and
Leq-‐24
)
for
all
sites
and
trials
are
seen
to
exceed
the
55
dBA
noise
guidelines
(Canada
Mortgage
and
Housing,
1981).
Thus,
it
is
likely
that
increases
in
train
traffic
will
further
escalate
the
sound
levels
beyond
the
current
guidelines.
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| Type | |
| Language |
eng
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| Series | |
| Date Available |
2015-05-06
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0074567
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| URI | |
| Affiliation | |
| Campus | |
| Peer Review Status |
Unreviewed
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| Scholarly Level |
Undergraduate
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DSpace
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