Children in primary schools and kindergartens in the Municipality of Nova Gorica are only partially exposed to exceeded levels of road traffic noise. Measurements show that limit value for playgrounds (55 dB (A), set as a recommendation by the World Health Organization, is exceeded only at the most exceeded facade by 3 of 12 elementary schools and 5 of 16 kindergartens. As in the school year 2012/2013 1,162 students (in those 3 schools) and 439 children (in those 5 kindergartens) were exposed to some noise it would be reasonable to carry out noise measurements. According to the data we assume that in the classrooms road traffic noise does not interfere children by learning and playing.
Municipality of Nova Gorica, 2012.
40-45 dB(A) | 45-50 dB(A) | 50-55 dB(A) | 55-60 dB(A) | 60-65 dB(A) | 65-70 dB(A) | ||
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elementary schools | number | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
pupils | number | 220 | 120 | 962 | 510 | 411 | 241 |
elementary schools | % | 16.7 | 25 | 33.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
pupils | % | 8.9 | 4.9 | 39 | 20.7 | 16.7 | 9.8 |
Municipality of Nova Gorica, 2012.
40-45 dB(A) | 45-50 dB(A) | 50-55 dB(A) | 55-60 dB(A) | 60-65 dB(A) | 65-70 dB(A) | ||
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kindergartens | number | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
children | number | 111 | 263 | 400 | 246 | 193 | 0 |
kindergartens | % | 11.8 | 17.6 | 35.3 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 0 |
children | % | 9.2 | 21.7 | 33 | 20.3 | 15.9 | 0 |
Sonja Jeram, Nataša Šimac, National Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia, Nika Zupan, Slovenian Environment Agency