SCOPE 24

NOISE POLLUTION

Effects and Control

Edited by

A. Lara Saenz - IUPAP Member of SCOPE, Instituto de Acustica, CSIC, Madrid

and

R.W.B. Stephens - Chelsea College, London

Published on behalf of the

Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE)

of the

International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU)

by

John Wiley & Sons

Chichester, New York, Brisbane, Toronto, Singapore

1986

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Title Pages
Table of Contents
List of Contributors
Preface
Noise Pollution-Basic Introductory Survey - R.W.B. Stephens

PART I FUNDAMENTALS OF NOISE AND HEARING

Chapter 1. Physics of Noise - A. Lara Saenz
Chapter 2. Review of Noise Propagation in the Atmosphere - J.E. Piercy, T.W.F. Embleton and L.C. Sutherland
Chapter 3. Acoustic Shielding: Noise Reduction by Thin and Wide Barriers - Z. Maekawa
Chapter 4. Psychophysics of Hearing - E. Zwicker
Chapter 5. Aural Reception - E.A.G. Shaw
Chapter 6. Recent Advances in Understanding Hearing Mechanisms and Hearing Impairment -
E.F. Evans

PART II EFFECTS OF NOISE ON MAN

Chapter 7. Auditory After-effects of Noise - W. Dixon Ward
Chapter 8. Non-auditory Effects of Noise: Physiological and Psychological Effects - G. Jansen and
E. Gros
Chapter 9. Noise Interference with Oral Communication - T. Tarnoczy
Chapter 10. Noise Pollution during the Night--A possible Risk Factor for Health - B. Griefahn
Chapter 11. Hearing Conservation - A. Glorig

PART III SOURCES OF NOISE AND CONTROL

Chapter 12. Road Traffic Noise: Generation, Propagation and Control - C. Lamure
Chapter 13. Aircraft Noise Generation and Control: Noise Around Airports - J.O. Powers
Chapter 14. Solid-borne Noise Control in Buildings and Machinery - M. Heckl
Chapter 15. Impact Machinery Noise -- Prediction and Control - E.J.Richards
Chapter 16. Building Noise Control: The Main Problems, Available Technology and Future Trends -
T.J. Schultz
Chapter 17. Noise Pollution Control: Present Possibilities of Controlling Noise Inside Buildings
G.L. Fuchs
Chapter 18. Judicial and Legal Aspects of Noise Control - W. Aecherli

Author Index
Subject Index