Development of Standards and Regulations for Occupational Noise

Handbook of Noise and Vibration Control

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 377-382

  Suter, Alice H ^a  

^a Alice Suter and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

A weighted sound pressure level; Hearing protection devices; Material hearing impairment; Nonoccupational noise exposure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857513014     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470209707.ch32     Document Type: Chapter

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