Benchmark indicators for industrial noise emission
Regular paper
Peutz bv
Tuesday 2 june, 2015, 10:40 - 11:00
0.6 Madrid (49)
Abstract:
Benchmark indicators for industrial noise emission
For large industrial areas the total noise emission is caused by many and
different types of companies, from small businesses to large (petro)chemical
plants. Controlling the total noise emission of such an industrial area, and the
noise levels at nearby residential areas, requires an indicator to assess the
noise emission per type of company.
An indicator in dB(A)/m2 is used for years now in The Netherlands, also when
developing new industrial areas. Although reasonably usable for describing the
noise emission, new indicators which incorporate more specific aspects of
different types of businesses/activities are needed, especially for urban
planning purposes.
Peutz determined indicators for different industrial activities such as
container terminals, scrap storage / handling, and oil refineries. Indicator-
aspects such as throughput, specific installation areas, type and number of
equipment, power usage were assessed. This resulted in indicators that enables
the evaluation of the noise emission of a company or (sub)activity to a given
noise “budget” and BAT (best available techniques) and mutual comparison of
companies. Possible noise reducing measures or new future techniques were
incorporated into these noise indicators.
Noise emission of companies was benchmarked using these noise indicators.