The Effects of Noise on Man

Content: 
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
PREFACE, Page xv
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, Page xvii
INTRODUCTION TO AUDITORY SYSTEM RESPONSES TO NOISE, Pages 1-2
Chapter 1 - Analysis of Sound by the Ear, Pages 3-27
Chapter 2 - Masking and Speech Communication in Noise, Pages 29-94
Chapter 3 - The Aural Reflex, Pages 95-107
Chapter 4 - Audiometry, Pages 109-137
Chapter 5 - Damage Risk from Exposure to Noise, Pages 139-205
Chapter 6 - Proposed Procedures for Estimating Damage Risk to Hearing, Pages 207-243
INTRODUCTION TO SUBJECTIVE RESPONSES TO NOISE, Page 245
Chapter 7 - Loudness, Pages 247-268
Chapter 8 - Perceived Noisiness (Annoyance), Pages 269-331
Chapter 9 - Environmental Noise and Its Evaluation, Pages 333-459
Chapter 10 - Summary of Methods of Predicting Certain Responses to Noise, Pages 461-470
Chapter 11 - Proposed Procedures for the Evaluation of Environmental Noises, Pages 471-486
INTRODUCTION TO NONAUDITORY SYSTEM RESPONSES TO NOISE, Pages 487-490
Chapter 12 - General Physiological Responses to Noise, Pages 491-543
Chapter 13 - Effects of Noise on Mental and Motor Performance, Pages 545-585
INTRODUCTION TO A SUMMARY, Pages 587-589
References, Pages 591-633