Noise Level Assessment Report for Noosa Quad Bike Tours MCU12/0012

    Noosa Quad Bike Tours
    Environmental Noise Level Assessment of Quad Bike Rider Competency Assessment Circuit,
    298 Tablelands Road, Cooran                                                                                          Page 5 of 21




                                                            Table 2
Results of Background Noise Level Measurements, 295 Tablelands Road, Cooran, Monitoring Location A


                                                                   Ambient Noise Level, dB(A)
                              Time
    Day               Date                    LAeq                    LAl                  LA10                     LA90
                              Period

                                         Range       Av.       Range        Av.      Range            Av.     Range          Av.


Thursday         5.07.12     Daytime    36.5-54.1    47.5     42.5-66.7     59.1    39.3-57.7         49.4   28.9-40.2      36.7


Thursday         5.07.12     Evening    28.9-49.0    41.2     34.7-64.5     54.3    30.5-45.4         40.6   26.7-33.9      30.7


Thursday/        5/6.        Night      26.2-51.7    39.7     30.1-62.9     50.8    27.6-56.2         43.1   24.0-36.6       29.2
Friday           07.12


Friday           6.07.12     Daytime    35.9-52.6    48.4     42.6-66.3     59.5    38.5-57.8         50.7   32.1-43.8      39.3


Friday           6.07.12     Evening    34.6-44.2    40.5     42.0-56.4     50.8    31.9-44.6         41.4   25.9-34.1      31.0


Friday/          617.        Night      27.1-49.8    37.3     32.4-61.5     47.7    28.6-52.3         40.1   24.5-32.7       27.9

Saturday         07.12


Saturday         7.07.12     Daytime    33.6-56.3    48.5     40.6-68.6     60.1    34.2-58.4         51.0   28.7-40.6       36.4


Saturday         7.07.12     Evening    29.3-53.8    45.7     33.8-58.6     51.6    31.5-56.9         48.2   26.5-48.4       40.5


Saturday/        7/8.        Night      24.7-50.2    39.7     29.5-60.8     49.3    25.7-54.6         42.9   23.6-38.6       30.5

Sunday           07.12

Sunday           8.07.12     Daytime    38.8-69.1    54.0     46.8-83.2     67.5     39.3-68.2        54.3   30.8-49.1       37.8


Sunday           8.07.12     Evening    24.8-42.7    34.1     28.6-55.5     44.6     26.0-38.3        34.2   23.6-32.2       28.6


Sunday/          8/9.        Night      24.5-51.4    41.9     29.0-62.9     53.3     25.4-54.1        44.3   22.8-40.7       31.0

Monday           07.12




    From Table 2, the following average ambient noise levels should be noted:


    0      LAeqf
                0      daytime:             47.5, 48.4, 48.5, 54.0                  Average       =   49.6 dB(A);
                0      evening:             41.2, 40.5, 45.7, 34.1                  Average       =   40.4 dB(A);


    0      LA1,T:
                0      daytime:             59.1, 59.5, 60.1, 67.5                   Average      =   61.6 dB(A);
                0      evening:             54.3, 50.8, 51.6, 44.6                   Average      =   50.3 dB(A);


    0      LA10f
                0       daytime:            49.4,50.7,51.0,54.3                      Average      =   51.4 dB(A);
                0       evening:            40.6,41.4,48.2,35.2                      Average      =   41.4 dB(A);


    0       LA90,T:
                0       daytime:            36.7,39.3,36.4,37.8                      Average      =   37.6 dB(A);

                0       evening:            30.7, 31.0,40.5,28.6                     Average      =   32.7 dB(A).


     For all of the noise levels detailed in Table 2 1/3rd octave frequency spectrums were analysed and it
    was determined that there was no insect noise present.




     David Moore & Associates Pty Ltd                                              Our reference: R12054/D2670/Rev.1/23.07.2012