Noise and annoyance in working environments |
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Authors: | Ulf Landstr m, Per L fstedt, Elisabeth kerlund, Anders Kjellberg,Per Wide |
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Affiliation: | Ulf Landström, Per Löfstedt, Elisabeth Åkerlund, Anders Kjellberg,Per Wide |
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Abstract: | This paper describes a field study of the correlation between annoyance and occupational exposure to noise. Measurements of noise and annoyance were made in different types of working environments with noise dominated by low-frequency, middle-frequency or high-frequency components. The noise was described in terms of dB(A), dB(B), dB(C), dB(D), and dB(lin). Annoyance ratings of the occupational noise and of two verbally described reference noises were collected, using a rating scale. As a result of calibration, a better correlation between noise level and rated annoyance was obtained. The A-weighting procedure did not produce a better prediction of annoyance than any of the other weighting methods. |
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