Levels and influencing factors of noise pollution from small-scale industries (SSIs) in a developing country

Environmental Management

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 830-839

  Mbuligwe, Stephen E ^a  

^a Univ Coll of Lands/Arch Studs   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Noise pollution; Noise induced hearing loss; Small scale industries (SSIs)

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

INHOUSE NOISE CONTROL MEASURE; SMALL-SCALE INDUSTRIES (SSI);

NOISE POLLUTION;

DEVELOPING WORLD; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; NOISE POLLUTION; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; METAL INDUSTRY; NOISE; NOISE POLLUTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTION CONTROL; TANZANIA;

AFRICA; DAR ES SALAAM [TANZANIA]; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 4344622377     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-003-0060-z     Document Type: Article

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