Noise pollution : effects and control
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Noise pollution : effects and control
(SCOPE, 24)
Published on behalf of the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) of the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) by J. Wiley, c1986
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
- FUNDAMENTALS OF NOISE AND HEARING: Introduction: Noise Pollution, Man and Sound
- Physics of Noise
- Review of Noise Propagation in the Atmosphere
- Aural Reception
- Recent Advances in Understanding Hearing Mechanisms and Hearing
- Impairment
- Psychophysics of Hearing
- EFFECTS OF NOISE ON MAN: Auditory After-effects of Noise
- Non-auditory Effects of Noise: Physiological and Psychological Effects
- Noise Interference with Oral Communication
- Noise Pollution during the Night: A Possible Risk Factor for Health
- Hearing Conservation
- SOURCES OF NOISE AND ITS CONTROL: Road Traffic: Generation, Propagation and Control
- Aircraft Noise Generation and Control: Noise Around Airports
- Acoustic Shielding: Noise Reduction by Thin and Wide Barriers
- Solid-borne Noise Control in Buildings and Machinery
- Impact Machinery Noise: Prediction and Control
- Building Noise Control: The Main Problems, Available Technology and Future Trends
- Noise Pollution Control: Present Possibilities of Controlling Noise Inside Buildings
- Juridicial and Legal Aspects of Noise Control
- Epilogue.
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