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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
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
In 2014, Bruitparif and Acoucité created a European wide noise index named "Harmonica".
The Rumeur network
"Rumeur" is a network of 45 long-term measurement stations spread across the region Île-de-France.
The Sonopode
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.
See also
- Noise pollution, Environmental noise
- Noise map
- Sound level meter, Acoustical Engineering
- Health effects from noise
References
- "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".
