• On 18 July 2002 the Directive on Noise Policy was published in the EU-gazette. More information on the DG-Environment homepage and on the
  • CIRCA-website: The European Information and Resource Center. This very large information source is divided in interest groups. Public access to steering committee documents, but if you sign in you can have access to more material.
  • A compilation of data can be viewed on google docs.

    Expert group on Environmental Noise
    All information on the CIRCA-website
    Working groups
    Perception side
    WG-Indicators
    Harmonising Noise Metrics

    Final Position Paper by Working Group from August 27, 1999
    WG-Health & Socio-Economic Aspects
    Information on Effects of Noise

    Position Paper on Dose effect reationships for Annoyance published by the EU-commission
    WG-Assesments of Exposure
    Harmonising Noise Mapping and Assessment methods

    Translation of the Dutch railway noise calculation method can be obtained from CIRCA-(Goto the Noise steering group--Library---Interim computation methods)


    The first overview of EU-noise maps!
    This group ended its work end 2008 and was succeeded by the Expert Panel on Noise.
    Emission control
    WG-VIEmission Control of Railway vehicles - activities ended
    WG-VIIEmission Control Outdoor Machinery
    WG-VIII Emission Control of Road Vehicles - no activities over the past years
    WG-Airport noise Aircraft noise operations Control.
    Chaired by Michel Vallet. Is rumoured to produce a finalr report in 2009
    Working Group Research
    Visit the CALM-network site.
    CALM activities ceased with the final conference in 2007.

    page updated May 2009