Traffic-generated noise pollution: Exposure of road users and populations in Metropolitan Kuwait

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 183, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 65-75

  Al Mutairi, N Z ^a   Al Attar, M A ^a   Al Rukaibi, F S ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Annoyance; Kuwait; Noise pollution; Physical health; Traffic

Indexed keywords

ANNOYANCE; ARTERIAL STREET; HIGHER NOISE LEVELS; HUMAN HEALTH; KUWAIT; MENTAL HEALTH; NOISE ANNOYANCE; NOISE LEVELS; NOISE SENSITIVITY; PHYSICAL HEALTH; POLICY MAKERS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RAPID EXPANSION; ROAD USERS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SOUND LEVEL METER; TRAFFIC NOISE; URBAN AREAS;

ACOUSTIC NOISE; NOISE POLLUTION; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

HEALTH;

HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SURVEY; METROPOLITAN AREA; NOISE POLLUTION; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; URBAN POLLUTION;

ACOUSTIC STRESS; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); KUWAIT; MENTAL HEALTH; NOISE MEASUREMENT; NOISE POLLUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOUND INTENSITY; SOUND LEVEL METER; TRAFFIC NOISE; URBAN AREA; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; NOISE, TRANSPORTATION; URBAN HEALTH;

KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST];

EID: 82455212139     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-1906-0     Document Type: Article

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