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Talbot Hill Substation Noise Measurements
#1: 48.2 dBA
#2: 49.4 dBA
#3: 48.7 dBA
#4: 52.5 dBA
#5: 46.6 dBA
#6: 46-51 dBA (at substation entrance, on shoulder of road w/ no traffic)
67-77 dBA (at substation entrance, on shoulder of road w/ vehicles driving by)
79.6 dBA (Max sound level recorded w/ moderate traffic)
Max noise level recorded while walking: 54.3 dBA
Max noise level recorded while walking: 52.4 dBA
- All sample points are based on a 30 second time weighted average.
- Noise measurements were recorded with a 3M Quest Sound Level Meter and calibrated on the same
day prior to sampling.
- Noise is measured on a logarithmic scale; every increase of 5 dB is considered double the amount of
noise exposure.
Sampling done by Josh Warlick, PSE Safety, 6/8/2018
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