Industrial noise levels and annoyance in Egypt

Applied Acoustics

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 221-225

  Ali, Sayed Abas ^a  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Annoyance; Egypt; Industrial noise; Levels

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT RISKS; ANNOYANCE; EGYPT; EGYPTIANS; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; LEVELS; METAL INDUSTRIES; NOISE LEVELS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ACCIDENTS; AUDITION; HEALTH RISKS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 78650777930     PISSN: 0003682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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