title: Evaluation of noise environments during daily activities of university students.
abstract: Noise conditions specifically in areas inside university facilities and its impact on the quality of life of university students are topics that have received little attention. This paper presents a study of the noise conditions in which university students of various institutions in Madrid, Spain, carry out their daily studies. A representative number of measurements was carried out using noise dosemeters and dataloggers in order to evaluate the levels of noise, noise dose and exposure to noise during school periods and extracurricular activities. The results were compared with the recommendations given by current environmental noise regulations. This paper was complemented with a survey to get to know how students perceive the exposure to noise in university environments.
authors.affiliation: a Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) , Spain.
authors.forename: Edgar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tristán Hernández
authors.affiliation: a Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) , Spain.
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pavón García
authors.affiliation: a Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) , Spain.
authors.forename: Juan Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: López Navarro
authors.affiliation: b Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí , México.
authors.forename: Eleazar Samuel
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Kolosovas-Machuca
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004430:Ear Protective Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009622:Noise / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: noise at universities; noise dose; university environments