Diseño de un plan de mitigación del nivel de ruido ambiental en el Mercado de Productores Mayorista del Cantón Ambato

Abstract

The word consists of the Environmental Noise Monitoring and Evaluation in the whole producing market of the city of Ambato; moreover, it has a mitigation plan whose objective is to provide solutions to minimize and control the environmental noise. A sampling plan was carried out which qualitative and quantitative noise pressure values were taken in 18-random distribution points; the measurement was performed from April 20 xi

th up to May 15 of the present year. As an equipment a type-2 sound meter with a support of 1.30m from the ground was used. These data were recorded from 06.30H up to 12.00H in the final consumer zone and from 05.00H up to 12.00H in the rest of the marketplace. Form the noise and conflict map manufacturing, the geographical information ArcGIS software in its 10.0 version through interpolating techniques IDW and Kriging. In the evaluation, the following results were obtained: the values recorded in all the points exceed the noise level as compared to the established limits in the Unified Text of Secondary Legislation of the Environment Ministry in the Annex 5; the point that recorded the highest noise level in the marketplace was located in the cabin “B” whose was 94.76 dB and the point that recorded the lowest noise level was located in the cabin “L” whose value was 62.06 dB. A logarithmic background noise average of 52.56 dB and the whole market noise average of the Ambato city of 74.68 dB were obtained. It is concluded that there is environmental noise which causes health problems of the personnel working at the marketplace. For this action plans are proposed consisting of in the zone where they can be complemented. The management is recommended to give information talks on noise prevention and environmental sensibility to the people working at the marketplace.