Bruitparif
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| Founded | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-profit organisation |
| Focus | Noise monitoring in Paris agglomeration |
| Location | |
Area served | Île-de-France |
Employees | around 11 |
| Website | bruitparif |
Bruitparif is a non-profit environmental organization responsible for monitoring the environmental noise in the Paris agglomeration. It was founded in 2004.
Mission[edit]
Bruitparif is a non-profit organisation accredited by the région Île-de-France, and the Ministry of Environment to monitor the environmental noise in Île-de-France. Its missions meet a regulatory requirement and come in three functions:
- Measurements and assessments
- Support to public policies
- Awareness actions
Bruitparif monitor continuously a network of 45 long-term measurement stations named "Rumeur". They contribute to the assessment of health risks and environmental impacts though campaigns of awareness in schools and general media.
Harmonica Index[edit]
In 2014, Bruitparif and Acoucité created a European wide noise index named "Harmonica".[1]
The Rumeur network[edit]
"Rumeur" is a network of 45 long-term measurement stations spread across the region Île-de-France.[2]
The Sonopode[edit]
Bruitparif designed a specific autonomous equipment to house the measurement station. The sonopode contains a noise station, acoustic detection, wind station and a methanol fuel cell.[3]
See also[edit]
- Noise pollution, Environmental noise
- Noise map
- Sound level meter, Acoustical Engineering
- Health effects from noise
References[edit]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Bruit en Ile-de-France, Déploiement du réseau de surveillance RUMEUR". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ^ "[VIDEO] Evaluer les nuisances aériennes : Focus sur le sonopode de Bruitparif".
