Mainly on the Elbe River - Central Europe
Mainly on the Elbe River - Central Europe
Mainly on the Elbe River - Central Europe
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Picture 66 - Total costs of accidents<br />
trucks railways river vessels<br />
Source: Verkehrswirtschaftlicher und ökologischer Vergleich der Verkehrsträger Straße, Bahn<br />
und Wasserstraße (PLANCO C<strong>on</strong>sulting GmbH, November 2007)<br />
5.4 NOISE<br />
Noise level at <strong>the</strong> origin is for inland waterway transport lower by 10 dB than for railway<br />
and road transport. From a subjective perspective, <strong>the</strong> noise burden is perceived as half. The<br />
noise level is also influenced by <strong>the</strong> width of a transport route. By a railway route, <strong>the</strong> noise level is<br />
higher by 15dB than by a waterway. By a road, <strong>the</strong> difference is 12dB. Based <strong>on</strong> related health<br />
risks and health care costs, calculati<strong>on</strong> of average external costs for transport noise per tkm was<br />
carried out with following results: railway transport – 0,33 cents, road transport – 0,79 cents. A<br />
5dB b<strong>on</strong>us was calculated for railway transport lowering <strong>the</strong> noise level <strong>the</strong>oretically by 40 %.<br />
Following graph presents noise values of railway transport with and without <strong>the</strong> b<strong>on</strong>us.<br />
A feasibility study for “Improvement of C<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s for <strong>the</strong> <strong>River</strong> Transport in <strong>Central</strong> <strong>Europe</strong> (mainly <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Elbe</strong><br />
<strong>River</strong>)“ realized within <strong>the</strong> ChemLog project 186
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