| CODE | EMP5028 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Environmental Noise Monitoring and Assessment | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Environmental Management and Planning | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will give students a grounding in the basics of noise as well as of the monitoring of noise levels in the environment, with a particular emphasis on the prevention or reduction of the health impact on humans. Students following this unit will learn how to use and interpret the measurements recorded by noise level meters. Additionally the students will learn how to plan different monitoring campaigns aimed at the measurement and assessment of noise levels from a variety of sources, according to international standards. Study-Unit Aims: - To explain the fundamentals of acoustics; - To explain how a noise level meter works and help students understand the difference between class 1 and class 2 noise level meters; - To train the students in the gathering of in situ noise data, from different sources; - To train the students in the planning of a noise monitoring campaign; - To expose the students to the analysis and assessment of the data gathered by noise level meters. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Explain the basic acoustical concepts; - Recognise how a noise level meter works; - Set up the necessary instrumentation for an environmental noise monitoring campaign, keeping in mind the relevant environmental conditions; - Relate the impact of noise levels to human health. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate proficiency in the planning of an effective noise monitoring campaign, depending on the type and source of the noise being measured; - Analyse and interpret the interpret environmental noise data gathered from the field; - Disseminate effectively advanced concepts related to the gathering of environmental noise data, its interpretation and implications; - Appraise noise monitoring studies. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Readings: - Murphy, E. and King, E. (2022). Environmental Noise Pollution (2nd Ed.). Elsevier. [not available @ the UM Library] - Licitra, G. (2020). Noise Mapping in the EU: Models and Procedures. CRC Press. [not available @ the UM Library] Supplementary Readings: - ISO 1996 - 1: 2016. Acoustics - Description, measurement and assessment of Environmental Noise - Part 1: Basic Quantities and Assessment Procedures. https://www.iso.org/standard/59765.html. [not available @ the UM Library] - ISO 1996 - 2: 2017. Acoustics - Description, measurement and assessment of Environmental Noise - Part 2: Determination of Sound Pressure Levels. https://www.iso.org/standard/59766.html. [not available @ the UM Library] - ISO/PAS 1996 - 3: 2022. Acoustics - Description, measurement and assessment of Environmental Noise - Part 3: Objective method for the measurement of prominence of impulsive sounds and for the adjustment of L Aeq. https://www.iso.org/standard/77035.html. [not available @ the UM Library] |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | **September Assessment Session: The practical report may be resubmitted during the September Assessment Session, but the practical session can only be repeated in the following academic year. | ||||||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Practicum & Seminar | ||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Gaetano Licitra Mark Scerri (Co-ord.) |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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