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Zhi W, Li Y, Wang Y, Zou Y, Wang H, Xu X, Ma L, Ren Y, Qiu Y, Hu X, Wang L. Effects of 90 dB pure tone exposure on auditory and cardio-cerebral system functions in macaque monkeys. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 249:118236. [PMID: 38266893 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 01/13/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Excessive noise exposure presents significant health risks to humans, affecting not just the auditory system but also the cardiovascular and central nervous systems. This study focused on three male macaque monkeys as subjects. 90 dB sound pressure level (SPL) pure tone exposure (frequency: 500Hz, repetition rate: 40Hz, 1 min per day, continuously exposed for 5 days) was administered. Assessments were performed before exposure, during exposure, immediately after exposure, and at 7-, 14-, and 28-days post-exposure, employing auditory brainstem response (ABR) tests, electrocardiograms (ECG), and electroencephalograms (EEG). The study found that the average threshold for the Ⅴ wave in the right ear increased by around 30 dB SPL right after exposure (P < 0.01) compared to pre-exposure. This elevation returned to normal within 7 days. The ECG results indicated that one of the macaque monkeys exhibited an RS-type QRS wave, and inverted T waves from immediately after exposure to 14 days, which normalized at 28 days. The other two monkeys showed no significant changes in their ECG parameters. Changes in EEG parameters demonstrated that main brain regions exhibited significant activation at 40Hz during noise exposure. After noise exposure, the power spectral density (PSD) in main brain regions, particularly those represented by the temporal lobe, exhibited a decreasing trend across all frequency bands, with no clear recovery over time. In summary, exposure to 90 dB SPL noise results in impaired auditory systems, aberrant brain functionality, and abnormal electrocardiographic indicators, albeit with individual variations. It has implications for establishing noise protection standards, although the precise mechanisms require further exploration by integrating pathological and behavioral indicators.
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- Weijia Zhi
- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China.
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China.
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China.
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China.
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China.
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China.
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China.
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- Animal Center of the Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Animal Center of the Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China.
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- Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China.
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Yang L, Gutierrez DE, Guthrie OW. Systemic health effects of noise exposure. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART B, CRITICAL REVIEWS 2024; 27:21-54. [PMID: 37957800 DOI: 10.1080/10937404.2023.2280837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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Noise, any unwanted sound, is pervasive and impacts large populations worldwide. Investigators suggested that noise exposure not only induces auditory damage but also produces various organ system dysfunctions. Although previous reviews primarily focused on noise-induced cardiovascular and cerebral dysfunctions, this narrow focus has unintentionally led the research community to disregard the importance of other vital organs. Indeed, limited studies revealed that noise exposure impacts other organs including the liver, kidneys, pancreas, lung, and gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, the aim of this review was to examine the effects of noise on both the extensively studied organs, the brain and heart, but also determine noise impact on other vital organs. The goal was to illustrate a comprehensive understanding of the systemic effects of noise. These systemic effects may guide future clinical research and epidemiological endpoints, emphasizing the importance of considering noise exposure history in diagnosing various systemic diseases.
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- Li Yang
- Cell & Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
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- Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ, USA
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- Cell & Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
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Tian T, Kwan MP, Vermeulen R, Helbich M. Geographic uncertainties in external exposome studies: A multi-scale approach to reduce exposure misclassification. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 906:167637. [PMID: 37816406 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Many studies on environment-health associations have emphasized that the selected buffer size (i.e., the scale of the geographic context when exposures are assigned at people's address location) may affect estimated effect sizes. However, there is limited methodological progress in addressing these buffer size-related uncertainties. AIM We aimed to 1) develop a statistical multi-scale approach to address buffer-related scale effects in cohort studies, and 2) investigate how environment-health associations differ between our multi-scale approach and ad hoc selected buffer sizes. METHODS We used lacunarity analyses to determine the largest meaningful buffer size for multiple high-resolution exposure surfaces (i.e., fine particulate matter [PM2.5], noise, and the normalized difference vegetation index [NDVI]). Exposures were linked to 7.7 million Dutch adults at their home addresses. We assigned exposure estimates based on buffers with fine-grained distance increments until the lacunarity-based upper limit was reached. Bayesian Cox model averaging addressed geographic uncertainties in the estimated exposure effect sizes within the exposure-specific upper buffer limits on mortality. Z-tests assessed statistical differences between averaged effect sizes and those obtained through pre-selected 100, 300, 1200, and 1500 m buffers. RESULTS The estimated lacunarity curves suggested exposure-specific upper buffer size limits; the largest was for NDVI (960 m), followed by noise (910 m) and PM2.5 (450 m). We recorded 845,229 deaths over eight years of follow-up. Our multi-scale approach indicated that higher values of NDVI were health-protectively associated with mortality risk (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.917, 95 % confidence interval [CI]: 0.886-0.948). Increased noise exposure was associated with an increased risk of mortality (HR: 1.003, 95 % CI: 1.002-1.003), while PM2.5 showed null associations (HR:0.998, 95 % CI: 0.997-1.000). Effect sizes of NDVI and noise differed significantly across the averaged and prespecified buffers (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Geographic uncertainties in residential-based exposure assessments may obscure environment-health associations or risk spurious ones. Our multi-scale approach produced more consistent effect estimates and mitigated contextual uncertainties.
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- Tian Tian
- Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Utrecht University, Princetonlaan 8a, 3584 CB Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Utrecht University, Princetonlaan 8a, 3584 CB Utrecht, the Netherlands; Department of Geography and Resource Management and Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Utrecht University, Princetonlaan 8a, 3584 CB Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Gu T, Yang T, Wang J, Hu X, Xu Z, Wang Y, Jin J, Zhang J, He T, Li G, Huang J. Modification of green space on the associations between long-term road traffic noise exposure and incident intracerebral hemorrhage: A prospective cohort study. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 231:116189. [PMID: 37211178 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a subtype of stroke that would cause high mortality and disability. Environmental factors may play an important role in the incident risk of ICH. Evidence on how long-term road traffic noise exposure affects incident ICH is still scarce, and whether green space has a modification effect is unknown. We conducted a prospective analysis based on UK Biobank to assess the longitudinal association between road traffic noise exposure and incident ICH, and the potential modification of green space. METHODS Algorithms based on medical records and linkage were utilized to identify ICH incident cases in the UK Biobank. The Common Noise Assessment Methods in Europe noise model was used to calculate the road traffic noise exposure at the residential level. The relationship between weighted average 24-h road traffic noise level (Lden) and incident ICH was assessed using Cox proportional hazard models, and the modification effect of green space was examined using stratified analysis with interaction terms. RESULTS Over a median follow-up of 12.5 years, 1 459 incident ICH cases were ascertained in the 402 268 baseline individuals. After adjustment for potential confounders, Lden was significantly related to an elevated risk of incident ICH with a hazard ratio (HR) of 1.14 (95% CI: 1.01, 1.28) for a 10 dB [A] increment. The detrimental influence of Lden on ICH remained stable after adjustment for air pollution. Furthermore, green space modified the association between Lden exposure and incident ICH (Pinteraction = 0.035), and no association was found for higher green space. CONCLUSIONS Long-term residential road traffic noise exposure was associated with an increased risk of ICH, but only for those who live in areas with less green space, indicating that green space may alleviate the negative impacts of road traffic noise exposure on ICH.
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- Tiantian Gu
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, 100191, China; Ningbo Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ningbo, 315010, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, 100191, China; Environmental Research Group, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, Sir Michael Uren Building, White City Campus, 80-92 Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing, 100191, China; Institute for Global Health and Development, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
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Li N, Zhang X, Cui Y, Wu H, Yu Y, Yu S. Dysregulations of metabolites and gut microbes and their associations in rats with noise induced hearing loss. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1229407. [PMID: 37601356 PMCID: PMC10436299 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1229407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
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Background Noise exposure could lead to hearing loss and disorders of various organs. Recent studies have reported the close relations of environmental noise exposure to the metabolomics dysregulations and gut microbiota disturbance in the exposers. However, the associations between gut microbial homeostasis and the body metabolism during noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) were unclear. To get a full understanding of their synergy in noise-associated diseases, it is essential to uncover their impacts and associations under exposure conditions. Methods With ten male rats with background noise exposure (≤ 40 dB) as controls (Ctr group), 20 age- and weight-matched male rats were exposed to 95 dB Sound pressure level (SPL) (LN group, n = 10) or 105 dB SPL noise (HN group, n = 10) for 30 days with 4 h/d. The auditory brainstem response (ABR) of the rats and their serum biochemical parameters were detected to investigate their hearing status and the potential effects of noise exposure on other organs. Metabolomics (UPLC/Q-TOF-MS) and microbiome (16S rDNA gene sequencing) analyses were performed on samples from the rats. Multivariate analyses and functional enrichments were applied to identify the dysregulated metabolites and gut microbes as well as their associated pathways. Pearson correlation analysis was performed to investigate the associations of the dysregulations of microbiota and the metabolites. Results NIHL rat models were constructed. Many biochemical parameters were altered by noise exposure. The gut microbiota constitution and serum metabolic profiles of the noise-exposed rats were also dysregulated. Through metabolomics analysis, 34 and 36 differential metabolites as well as their associated pathways were identified in LN and HN groups, respectively. Comparing with the control rats, six and 14 florae were shown to be significantly dysregulated in the LN group and HN group, respectively. Further association analysis showed significant correlations between differential metabolites and differential microbiota. Conclusion There were cochlea injuries and abnormalities of biochemical parameters in the rats with NIHL. Noise exposure could also disrupt the metabolic profiles and the homeostatic balance of gut microbes of the host as well as their correlations. The dysregulated metabolites and microbiota might provide new clues for prevention of noise-related disorders.
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- Ningning Li
- Department of Pathology, Henan Medical College, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Pathology, Henan Medical College, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Henan Institute for Occupational Health, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- National Institute for Occupational Health and Poison Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- School of Public Health, Henan Medical College, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Jephcote C, Clark SN, Hansell AL, Jones N, Chen Y, Blackmore C, Eminson K, Evans M, Gong X, Adams K, Rodgers G, Fenech B, Gulliver J. Spatial assessment of the attributable burden of disease due to transportation noise in England. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2023; 178:107966. [PMID: 37390771 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.107966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Noise pollution from transportation is one of the leading contributors to the environmental disease burden in Europe. We provide a novel assessment of spatial variations of these health impacts within a country, using England as an example. METHODS We estimated the burden of annoyance (highly annoyed), sleep disturbance (highly sleep disturbed), ischemic heart disease (IHD), stroke, and diabetes attributable to long-term transportation noise exposures in England for the adult population in 2018 down to local authority level (average adult population: 136,000). To derive estimates, we combined literature-informed exposure-response relationships, with population data on noise exposures, disease, and mortalities. Long-term average noise exposures from road, rail and aircraft were sourced from strategic noise mapping, with a lower exposure threshold of 50 dB (decibels) Lden and Lnight. RESULTS 40 %, 4.5 % and 4.8 % of adults in England were exposed to road, rail, and aircraft noise exceeding 50 dB Lden. We estimated close to a hundred thousand (∼97,000) disability adjusted life years (DALY) lost due to road-traffic, ∼13,000 from railway, and ∼ 17,000 from aircraft noise. This excludes some noise-outcome pairs as there were too few studies available to provide robust exposure-response estimates. Annoyance and sleep disturbance accounted for the majority of the DALYs, followed by strokes, IHD, and diabetes. London, the South East, and North West regions had the greatest number of road-traffic DALYs lost, while 63 % of all aircraft noise DALYs were found in London. The strategic noise mapping did not include all roads, which may still have significant traffic flows. In sensitivity analyses using modelled noise from all roads in London, the DALYs were 1.1x to 2.2x higher. CONCLUSION Transportation noise exposures contribute to a significant and unequal environmental disease burden in England. Omitting minor roads from the noise exposure modelling leads to underestimation of the disease burden.
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- Calvin Jephcote
- Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Noise and Public Health, Radiation Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Science Group, UK Health Security Agency, UK
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- Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK; NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Environmental Exposures and Health at the University of Leicester, UK
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- Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Environmental Exposures and Health at the University of Leicester, UK
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- Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Noise and Public Health, Radiation Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Science Group, UK Health Security Agency, UK
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- Noise and Public Health, Radiation Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Science Group, UK Health Security Agency, UK; NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Environmental Exposures and Health at the University of Leicester, UK.
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- Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK; NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Environmental Exposures and Health at the University of Leicester, UK.
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Nieto-Álvarez R, de la Hoz-Torres ML, Aguilar AJ, Martínez-Aires MD, Ruiz DP. Proposal of Combined Noise and Hand-Arm Vibration Index for Occupational Exposure: Application to a Study Case in the Olive Sector. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:14345. [PMID: 36361218 PMCID: PMC9654875 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192114345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In many production and industrial sectors, workers are exposed to noise and hand-arm vibrations (HAV). European directives have established the maximum limit values or exposure action values for noise and vibration independently. However, in many cases, workers who endure hand-arm vibration also receive high noise levels. This research suggests a procedure to aid the establishment of precautionary measures for workers with simultaneous exposure to both physical agents. This procedure defines a combined index based on the energy doses for both noise and HAV. From this combined index, the suggested methodology allows a recommended exposure time for workers with simultaneous noise and HAV exposure to be calculated. This methodology can be adapted to tackle the relative importance assigned to both agents according to the safety manager and new knowledge on combined health effects. To test this method, a measurement campaign under real working conditions was conducted with workers from the olive fruit-harvesting sector, where a variety of hand-held machinery is used. The results of the study case show that the suggested procedure can obtain reliable exposure time recommendations for simultaneous noise and HAV exposures and is therefore a useful tool for establishing prevention measures.
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- Raquel Nieto-Álvarez
- Department of Architectural Graphic Expression and Engineering, University of Granada, Av. Severo Ochoa s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Building Construction, University of Granada, Av. Severo Ochoa s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Av. Severo Ochoa s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Av. Severo Ochoa s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain
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