Assessment of noise pollution and associated subjective health complaints in Jharia Coalfield, India: A structural equation model analysis

IF 1.7 Q2 ACOUSTICS Noise Mapping Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1515/noise-2022-0172
Shashi Kant Tiwari, Lakshmi Annamalai Kumaraswamidhas, Naveen Garg
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Abstract Noise pollution in the mining industry has become a serious concern in recent years and has aroused extensive health complaints for the mine workers. Despite the increasing knowledge of the association between noise exposure and health effects, only a few studies have investigated the adverse health effects due to noise pollution in the mining industry. The present study aims to determine the interrelationship of mining noise (MN), demographic characteristics (DC), noise sensitivity and noise annoyance (NA) with subjective health complaints (SHC). A PLS-SEM approach has been used to assess the direct and indirect relationship between the influencing factors on the SHC of 272 people in the mines. Field measurements were made using a sound level meter to evaluate the ambient noise levels for 1 h duration during day and night hour shifts in Dhansar and Bastacolla mining areas of the Jharia coalfield. The noise maps revealed that most of the locations have noise levels higher than 70 dB(A). The statistical model suggests that NA is the most important predictor of SHC. Besides, DC and MN induce only indirect effect on SHC. The study shall facilitate in developing a decision support tool for the assessment of noise levels, induced annoyance, SHC, and suitable policy interventions for controlling noise exposure among mine workers in the coalfield.
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印度Jharia煤田噪音污染及相关主观健康投诉评估:结构方程模型分析
近年来,矿山噪声污染问题日益严重,引起了广大矿工的健康投诉。尽管人们越来越了解接触噪音与健康影响之间的关系,但只有少数研究调查了采矿业噪音污染对健康的不利影响。本研究旨在探讨采矿噪声(MN)、人口统计学特征(DC)、噪声敏感性和噪声烦恼(NA)与主观健康投诉(SHC)之间的相互关系。采用PLS-SEM方法对影响矿山272人SHC的因素之间的直接和间接关系进行了评价。使用声级计进行现场测量,以评估Jharia煤田Dhansar和Bastacolla矿区白天和夜间轮班期间1小时的环境噪声水平。噪音图显示,大部分地点的噪音水平高于70分贝(A)。统计模型表明NA是SHC最重要的预测因子。此外,DC和MN对SHC仅产生间接影响。这项研究将有助发展一套决策支援工具,以评估噪音水平、引起的烦恼、噪音强度,以及适当的政策干预措施,以控制煤田煤矿工人的噪音暴露。
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Noise Mapping
Noise Mapping ACOUSTICS-
CiteScore
7.80
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17.90%
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5
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12 weeks
期刊介绍: Ever since its inception, Noise Mapping has been offering fast and comprehensive peer-review, while featuring prominent researchers among its Advisory Board. As a result, the journal is set to acquire a growing reputation as the main publication in the field of noise mapping, thus leading to a significant Impact Factor. The journal aims to promote and disseminate knowledge on noise mapping through the publication of high quality peer-reviewed papers focusing on the following aspects: noise mapping and noise action plans: case studies; models and algorithms for source characterization and outdoor sound propagation: proposals, applications, comparisons, round robin tests; local, national and international policies and good practices for noise mapping, planning, management and control; evaluation of noise mitigation actions; evaluation of environmental noise exposure; actions and communications to increase public awareness of environmental noise issues; outdoor soundscape studies and mapping; classification, evaluation and preservation of quiet areas.
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