NOISE MITIGATION MEASURES OF NOISE INTENSE ACTIVITIES IN HARBOR AREA AND SURROUNDING (ǂ)

(ǂ) "This publication/paper has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union under the ENPI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme." within the framework of the MESP project. "Management of Environmental Sustainability of Port Areas" Abstract: Environmental Noise in the Port of Tripoli - Lebanon and its surrounding area has been recently monitored for over one year. Short-duration measurements have been taken in various locations of the Port. Surveys of port visitors, ship workers and port workers were also conducted. The monitoring has targeted hereafter the noise-related activities of the Port, mainly: loading of metal scrap and loading of cargos which are generally accompanied by vehicles mobility especially in the Port primary quays. The data has been loaded into the Dutch Standard Calculation Method sheet for Road Traffic Noise in order to develop a comparative model. Results of Equivalent noise levels generated from the two most noise intense Port activities, with and without vehicles contribution, was elaborated. Mitigation measures for vehicles mobility are recommended. The interventions allow the reduction of the average sound pressure level generated due to vehicles mobility related to loading of scrap or loading of cargos.