Comparison of multiple measures of noise exposure in paper mills

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 581-596

  Neitzel, Richard L ^a   Andersson, Marianne ^b   Andersson, Eva ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Area Measurements; Dosimetry; Job Exposure Matrix; Method Of Triads; Noise; Perceived Exposure

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE MEASUREMENT; AUDITION; GEODESY; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; NOISE POLLUTION; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PAPERMAKING MACHINERY; SURVEYS;

AREA MEASUREMENT; JOB EXPOSURE MATRIX; METHOD OF TRIADS; NOISE; PERCEIVED EXPOSURE;

DOSIMETRY;

HEALTH; NOISE; PAPER MILLS;

ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAPER; PROCEDURES; SWEDEN;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAPER; SWEDEN;

EID: 84979294912     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mew001     Document Type: Article

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