On the present situation of environmental noise in Taiyuan City

Based on the data of regional environmental noise and roadside traffic noise in Taiyuan City in the years from 1996 to 2000,the average level of noise and the rate of reaching standard are analyzed as well as the noise distribution in different sections of the roads which are exposed to different noise levels. Through analyzing the distribution of noise sources,it is pointed out that living noise and traffic noise are the primary noise sources of the regional environmental noise of Taiyuan City. Although the numbers of the automobile increase rapidly during these years,the roadside traffic noise has been up to the State Standard owing to the contribution of the road construction. The treatment countermeasures are discussed such as strenghening the research on the city planning,promoting actively the environmental education of general public.