Website launched to monitor noise pollution in Brussels
Brussels Environment has launched a website to allow real-time monitoring of noise levels. A network of 22 stations across the region will continuously measure ambient noise and specific noise pollution from air, rail and road traffic.
Noise pollution is one of the most significant environmental issues for residents of Brussels, with health consequences including sleep disorders, stress and cardiovascular disease. Monitoring its extent and causes will allow policymakers to act to prevent it.
"It is an indispensable tool for taking fair and effective action to protect the health and wellbeing of everyone"
The Noisemonitoring website, which replaces the Webnoise site, will monitor and measure noise in the capital. The results are interactive, available to the public and municipalities, and can be downloaded.
“Noise is not inevitable,” said Alain Maron, Brussels Minister for the Environment and Public Health, of green party Ecolo.
“With Noisemonitoring, we’re giving every Brussels resident the opportunity to view and understand their noise environment. It is also an indispensable tool for taking fair and effective action to protect the health and wellbeing of everyone.”
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