- Author
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Yaniv, S. Y.
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Flynn, D. R.
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Corley, D. M.
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Cadoff, M. A.
- Title
- Procedure for Assessing Impact on Public Health and Welfare Due to Noise Emitted by Household and Consumer Products.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBSIR 80-2133
September 1980
152 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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noise (sound)
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acoustics
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consumer products
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environmental impact
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human response criteria
- Abstract
- This report documents the development of a conceptual model, and a computer program for its implementation, for assessing the aggregate impact of noise from household and consumer products on the health and welfare of the national population. The computer program requires input data on population, time utilization, dwelling type, noise isolation in dwellings, product noise emission, and product utilization. From the input data, the "weighted population," corresponding to each of a number of different noise descriptors, is computed. The report describes the assumptions involved in the model, reviews available input data, and documents the computer program.