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Bruitparif

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Bruitparif
Founded2004
TypeNon-profit organisation
FocusNoise monitoring in Paris agglomeration
Location
Area served
Île-de-France
Employeesaround 11
Websitebruitparif.fr

Bruitparif is a non-profit environmental organization responsible for monitoring the environmental noise in the Paris agglomeration. It was founded in 2004.

Mission

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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

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In 2014, Bruitparif and Acoucité created a European wide noise index named "Harmonica".[1]

The Rumeur network

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"Rumeur" is a network of 45 long-term measurement stations spread across the region Île-de-France.[2]

The Sonopode

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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.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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)
  2. ^ "Bruit en Ile-de-France, Déploiement du réseau de surveillance RUMEUR". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  3. ^ "[VIDEO] Evaluer les nuisances aériennes : Focus sur le sonopode de Bruitparif".
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