The effect of tree covers on reducing noise pollution load in Saravan Forest Park, Guilan Province, Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Sowmeh Sara, Guilan, Iran

2 Department of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Sowmeh Sara, Guilan, Iran

Abstract

This study was carried out in the Saravan Forest Park in north of Iran. The sound level measurements were performed at 12 stations and at distances of 3, 100, 200, 400 and 1000 m from the sound source with three replicates, in the summer and in traffic hours from 10 AM to 2 PM an area without tree cover was selected as the control station. The results indicated that sound intensity at first distance (3 m) with the mean of 77.81 decibel (dB) exceeds the national standard of Iran. In this study, the first significant decrease in the sound intensity was obtained at a distance of 100 m, with the highest reduction of 26 dB for station 10, while the lowest decrease was found at station 11 with 8 dB. In an overall summary, distances less than 200 m are not suitable for tourism accommodation. The average sound intensity at distances in comparison with the permissible value indicate that the park does not currently have any noise pollution at more than 200 m in summer.

Keywords

References

Berglund, B, Lindvall, T & Schwela, DH 2000, New WHO guidelines for community noise. Noise & Vibration Worldwide, 31: 24-29.
Connelly, M & Hodgson, M 2008, Sound transmission loss of green roofs. Proceedings of the 6th Annual Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities. Baltimore, MD, 607: 64-76
Cook-Patton, SC & Bauerle, TL 2012, Potential benefits of plant diversity on vegetated roofs: a literature review. Journal of Environmental Management, 106: 85-92.
Egan, MD 2007, Architectural acoustics. J. Ross Publishing Classics, 49-79.
EFGR 2017, Enterprise Freeway Ghazvin - Rasht.
Fang, CF & Ling, DL 2005, Guidance for noise reduction provided by tree belts. Landscape and Urban Planning, 71: 29-34.
Fang, CF & Ling, DL 2003, Investigation of the noise reduction provided by tree belts. Landscape and Urban Planning, 63: 187-195.
Francis, CD, Kleist, NJ, Ortega, CP & Cruz, A 2012, Noise pollution alters ecological services. Enhanced pollination and disrupted seed dispersal.Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 279: 2727-2735.
Gidlöf-Gunnarsson, A & Öhrström, E 2007, Noise and well-being in urban residential environments: The potential role of perceived availability to nearby green areas. Landscape and Urban Planning, 83: 115-126.
Gil-Lopez, T, Medina-Molina, M, Verdu-Vazquez, A & Martel-Rodriguez, B 2017, Acoustic and economic analysis of the use of palm tree pruning waste in noise barriers to mitigate the environmental impact of motorways. Science of the Total Environment, 584: 1066-1076.
Halim, H, Abdullah, R, Ali, A A A & Nor, M J M 2015, Effectiveness of existing noise barriers. Comparison between vegetation, concrete hollow block, and panel concrete. Procedia Environmental Sciences, 30: 217-221.
Harris, CM 1979, Sound and sound levels. Handbook of noise control. 2nd ed., New York, NY, McGraw-Hill, 1-21.
Herrington, LP 1976, Effect of vegetation on the propagation of noise in the out-of-doors. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report, US Rocky Mountain Forest Range Experimental Station, 25: 229-233.
Hosseini, SAO, Zandi, S, Fallah, A & Nasiri M 2016, Effects of geometric design of forest road and roadside vegetation on traffic noise reduction. Journal of Forestry Research, 27: 463-468.
Kalansuriya, CM, Pannila, AS & Sonnadara, DUJ 2009, Effect of roadside vegetation on the reduction of traffic noise levels. Proceedings of the 25th Technical Sessions, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 25: 1-6.
Karbalaei, SS, Karimi, E, Naji, H R, Ghasempoori, S M, Hosseini, SM, & Abdollahi, M 2015, Investigation of the traffic noise attenuation provided by roadside green belts. Fluctuation and Noise Letters, 14-15: 50-66.
Limaei, SM, Safari, G & Merceh, GM 2016, Recreational values of forest park using the contingent valuation method (Case study: Saravan Forest Park, north of Iran). Journal of Forest Science, 62: 452-462.
Maleki, K & Hosseini, SM 2011, Investigation of the effect of leaves, branches and canopies of trees on noise pollution reduction. Annals of Environmental Science, 5: 30-47.
Margaritis, E & Kang, J 2017, Relationship between green space-related morphology and noise pollution. Ecological Indicators, 72: 921-933.
Mok, JH, Landphair, HC & Naderi JR 2006, Landscape improvement impacts on roadside safety in Texas. Landscape and Urban Planning, 78: 263-274.
Ow, LF & Ghosh, S 2017, Urban cities and road traffic noise. Reduction through vegetation. Applied Acoustics, 120: 15-20.
Ozdemir, B, Bayramoglu, E & Demirel, O 2014, Noise pollution and human health in Trabzon parks. Studies on Ethno-Medicine, 8: 127-134.
Pathak, V, Tripathi, BD & Mishra, VK 2008, Dynamics of traffic noise in a tropical city Varanasi and its abatement through vegetation. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 146: 67-75.
Pathak, V, Tripathi, BD & Mishra, VK 2011, Evaluation of Anticipated Performance Index of some tree species for green belt development to mitigate traffic generated noise. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 10: 61-66.
Pourbabaei, H & Abedi, R 2011, Ecological species groups in the rural heritage museum of Guilan Province, Iran. Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences, 9: 115-123.
Sakieh, Y, Jaafari, S, Ahmadi, M & Danekar, A 2017, Green and calm: Modeling the relationships between noise pollution propagation and spatial patterns of urban structures and green covers. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 24: 195-211.
Shirzadi, S, Sabouhi, Sabouni, M & Kenar, RE 2015, Sustainable management of Saravan Sylvan Park using stochastic dynamic programming. International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development, 5: 105-205.
SCI 2011, Implementation of the 2011 Iranian population and housing census in autumn (October 24 to  November 13, 2011). Statistical Center of Iran, 456-466
Tonne, C, Halonen, JI, Beevers, SD, Dajnak, D, Gulliver, J, Kelly, FJ & Anderson HR 2016, Long-term traffic air and noise pollution in relation to mortality and hospital readmission among myocardial infarction survivors. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 219: 72-78.
Tyagi, V, Kumar, K & Jain VK 2013, Road traffic noise attenuation by vegetation belts at some sites in the Tarai Region of India. Archives of Acoustics, 38: 389-395.
Van Haverbeke, DF & Cook, DI 1975, First report on status and progress of noise research and control programs in the federal government. USAPA, 2: 580.
Weber, N, Haase, D & Franck, U 2014, Assessing modelled outdoor traffic-induced noise and air pollution around urban structures using the concept of landscape metrics. Landscape and Urban Planning, 125: 105-116.
Yang, F, Bao, ZY & Zhu, ZJ 2011, An assessment of psychological noise reduction by landscape plants. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 8: 1032-1048.
 
 
Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences
Volume 18, Issue 1
January 2020
Pages 73-80

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics