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Systematic review of municipal noise regulations in Quebec

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In Canada, there are three levels of governance (federal, provincial and municipal). We focus here on regulations related to environmental noise at the municipal level in the province of Quebec. We report on the main findings of a systematic review of 114 municipal regulations. The review covered regulations from 74 cities in Quebec, selected based on five criteria: size, geographical region, economic activity, proximity to major transportation infrastructure, and presence of outdoor recreational events. All official and up-to-date legal documents related to environmental noise were considered, including noise ordinances, rules of peace and order, and environmental protection acts. A qualitative analysis of definitions across documents indicates that environmental noise can be conceived as an acoustic phenomenon, an environmental pollutant, a public health concern, or a quality of life indicator. Other elements refer to the context in which it is experienced, in terms of time of day, zoning, activities and communities affected, as well as the agents producing noise. Furthermore, 35 municipalities include exposure limits in dBA mostly for overall sound level and 16 of them describe the measurement protocol. Most regulations rely on the energetic indicator LAeq,T, sometimes with corrections considering noise characteristics and emergence from the background noise. Despite variations across cities, limits typically center around: - 65 dBA outdoors and 45 dBA indoors for daytime, - 50 dBA outdoors and 40 dBA indoors for nighttime. The findings are discussed in light of best practices at the international level, including the World Health Organization guidelines. This research is funded by the Quebec ministries of Health (MSSS) and Environment (MELCC).
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hal-03233770 , version 1 (13-06-2021)

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Christopher Trudeau, Edda Bild, Thomas Padois, Maxime Perna, Romain Dumoulin, et al.. Systematic review of municipal noise regulations in Quebec. Forum Acusticum, Dec 2020, Lyon, France. pp.889-891, ⟨10.48465/fa.2020.0974⟩. ⟨hal-03233770⟩
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