Lärmbekämpfung

The Environmental Noise Directive and thus also the Federal Immission Control Act (BImSchG) require public participation in preparation for noise action planning. Regularly, only a few people take advantage of this opportunity. With the help of...

Noise is described by institutions such as the Federal Environment Agency as an “environmental disease burden” for humans, the severity of which directly follows that of particulate matter [1]. Even at low sound levels, just above the hearing...

For the immission control assessment of noise, the A-weighted equivalent continuous sound pressure level caused by a type of noise source to be assessed at the location in question is determined for specified assessment times. In the case of...

The question „it is (subjectively) too loud“ is countered by the need to assess the situation objectively and in a legally secure manner using a sound pressure level meter. Ultimately, a measured value should be able to be compared with the...