Occupational and recreational noise exposures at stock car racing circuits: An exploratory survey of three professional race tracks

Noise Control Engineering Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-61

  Kardous, Chucri A ^a   Morata, Thais C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION PERFORMANCE; DIGITAL AUDIO TAPES; DOSIMETRY MEASUREMENT; EXPOSURE LEVEL; EXPOSURE LIMITS; HEARING PROTECTION; LABORATORY ANALYSIS; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTHS; NOISE DOSIMETER; NOISE EXPOSURE; PERSONAL EXPOSURES; RACE COMPETITION; RACE TRACKS; RACING CIRCUITS; SOUND LEVEL; SOUND LEVEL METER; SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL; TEAM MEMBERS; TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGES;

AUDIO ACOUSTICS; COMPETITION; DOSIMETRY; EAR PROTECTORS; LEVEL MEASUREMENT; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

RACING AUTOMOBILES;

EID: 77949417056     PISSN: 07362501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3397/1.3270506     Document Type: Article

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