A six-year follow up study for evaluation of the 85 dBA safe criterion for noise exposure
| Autor: | Mohamed Moselhi, Yassin M. El-Sadik, Abdel-Aziz El-Dakhakhny |
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| Rok vydání: | 1979 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Noise pollution business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Follow up studies Audiology Control subjects Noise Noise exposure Audiometry Hearing Loss Noise-Induced Environmental health Textile Industry Noise Occupational Medicine Humans Egypt Female Maximum Allowable Concentration business |
| Zdroj: | American Industrial Hygiene Association journal. 40(5) |
| ISSN: | 0002-8894 |
| Popis: | This study included 114 workers who have been exposed to noise levels of 78 to 91.4 dBA and followed over a six year period. Workers exposed to noise levels up to 85 dBA eight hours daily for six days per week and for twelve years showed a slightly higher (1%) hearing impairment than the corresponding control subjects. Impairment of hearing among workers exposed to higher noise levels was 9.6%. |
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