Noise Pollution: Effects and ControlA. Lara Sáenz, Raymond William Barrow Stephens Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) of the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) by J. Wiley, 1986 - Control del ruido - 446 pages The phenomena associated with noise pollution and control are surveyed in this detailed reference source. The up-to-date content is presented with the greatest possible scientific accuracy emphasizing practical rather than mathematical aspects. |
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A-weighted absorption acoustic power aircraft noise amplitude applied attenuation audiogram audiometer auditory auditory system average basilar membrane building calculated cochlear cochlear nerve critical band curves damping dB(A decibels depends distance ear protection effects of noise enclosure energy engine environment environmental evaluation Evans example excitation factor fibres function glottis ground effect hair cells hearing conservation programme hearing loss heavy vehicles impact increase individual industrial insulation intensity International isolation km/h loudness machine measurements mechanical methods noise abatement noise control noise exposure noise levels Noise Pollution noise reduction noise screens noise sources noise-induced normal organ of Corti parameters physiological prediction problem procedures propagation psychoacoustic radiation reactions reduced requirements response signals sleep sound field sound level sound pressure level source of noise speech speed standards structure threshold tinnitus tone traffic noise transmission velocity vibration waves