Summary of Noise Programs in the Federal Government
Author : United States. Office of Noise Abatement Control
Publisher :
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 12,86 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Noise control
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Author : United States. Office of Noise Abatement Control
Publisher :
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 12,86 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Noise control
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Author : United States. Office of Noise Abatement and Control
Publisher :
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 38,2 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Noise
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Author :
Publisher :
Page : 826 pages
File Size : 21,60 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Environmental engineering
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Author :
Publisher :
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 45,7 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Electric railroads
ISBN :
This manual provides direction for the preparation of noise and vibration sections of environmental documents for mass transportation projects. The manual has been developed in the interest of promoting quality and uniformity in assessments. It is expected to be used by people associated with or affected by the urban transit industry, including Federal Transit Administration (FTA) staff, grant applicants, consultants and the general public. Each of these groups has an interest in noise/vibration assessment, but not all have the need for all the details of the process. Consequently, this manual has been prepared to serve readers with varying levels of technical background and interests. It sets forth the basic concepts, methods and procedures for documenting the extent and severity of noise impacts from transit projects.
Author : United States. Department of the Interior. Library
Publisher :
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 16,6 MB
Release :
Category : Library catalogs
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Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 32,34 MB
Release : 2006-01-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309099498
The Institute of Medicine carried out a study mandated by Congress and sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide an assessment of several issues related to noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus associated with service in the Armed Forces since World War II. The resulting book, Noise and Military Service: Implications for Hearing Loss and Tinnitus, presents findings on the presence of hazardous noise in military settings, levels of noise exposure necessary to cause hearing loss or tinnitus, risk factors for noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus, the timing of the effects of noise exposure on hearing, and the adequacy of military hearing conservation programs and audiometric testing. The book stresses the importance of conducting hearing tests (audiograms) at the beginning and end of military service for all military personnel and recommends several steps aimed at improving the military services' prevention of and surveillance for hearing loss and tinnitus. The book also identifies research needs, emphasizing topics specifically related to military service.
Author : United States. Office of Noise Abatement and Control
Publisher :
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 17,35 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Noise control
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Author : California (State).
Publisher :
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 16,88 MB
Release :
Category : Law
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Author : National Academy of Engineering
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 30,14 MB
Release : 2010-10-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0309156327
Exposure to noise at home, at work, while traveling, and during leisure activities is a fact of life for all Americans. At times noise can be loud enough to damage hearing, and at lower levels it can disrupt normal living, affect sleep patterns, affect our ability to concentrate at work, interfere with outdoor recreational activities, and, in some cases, interfere with communications and even cause accidents. Clearly, exposure to excessive noise can affect our quality of life. As the population of the United States and, indeed, the world increases and developing countries become more industrialized, problems of noise are likely to become more pervasive and lower the quality of life for everyone. Efforts to manage noise exposures, to design quieter buildings, products, equipment, and transportation vehicles, and to provide a regulatory environment that facilitates adequate, cost-effective, sustainable noise controls require our immediate attention. Technology for a Quieter America looks at the most commonly identified sources of noise, how they are characterized, and efforts that have been made to reduce noise emissions and experiences. The book also reviews the standards and regulations that govern noise levels and the federal, state, and local agencies that regulate noise for the benefit, safety, and wellness of society at large. In addition, it presents the cost-benefit trade-offs between efforts to mitigate noise and the improvements they achieve, information sources available to the public on the dimensions of noise problems and their mitigation, and the need to educate professionals who can deal with these issues. Noise emissions are an issue in industry, in communities, in buildings, and during leisure activities. As such, Technology for a Quieter America will appeal to a wide range of stakeholders: the engineering community; the public; government at the federal, state, and local levels; private industry; labor unions; and nonprofit organizations. Implementation of the recommendations in Technology for a Quieter America will result in reduction of the noise levels to which Americans are exposed and will improve the ability of American industry to compete in world markets paying increasing attention to the noise emissions of products.
Author : Transportation Systems Center. Technology Sharing Program Office
Publisher :
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 35,56 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Noise
ISBN :