Plume Impacts on Aviation Safety
Environmental Noise and Vibration Assessments
Emission Estimation and Emissions Inventories
Environmental Management Services
Environmental Toxicology, Pathology and Public Health
Environmental noise constitutes the largest source of nuisance complaints to the EPA and local councils. Assessment of potential noise and vibration impacts is a crucial aspect of virtually all development approvals. Most industrial licences include compliance criteria relating to noise emissions. Careful planning during the design and impact assessment phase of new developments can avoid expensive remediation in the future. For both existing and proposed premises, accurate characterisation of noise sources in terms of sound power levels and frequencies, tonality and intrusiveness is required.
This noise source information is used in modeling studies that provide prediction of noise impacts in the local community. For the case of existing facilities, the modeling results complement data obtained in a noise monitoring study. For proposed developments, modeling is often the only means of quantifying predicted impacts.
Our pragmatic approach to noise nuisance assessment is based on years of industrial experience. Our thorough understanding of noise propagation algorithms, on-site monitoring issues, and the use of sophisticated noise prediction models ensures thorough and accurate environmental noise and vibration assessments that reliably quantify impacts to a standard beyond that demanded by regulatory authorities.
