AT Moorhouse
A procedure for the assessment of low frequency noise complaints
Moorhouse, AT; Waddington, DC; Adams, MD
Abstract
The development and application of a procedure for the assessment of low frequency noise (LFN) complaints are described. The development of the assessment method included laboratory tests addressing low frequency hearing threshold and the effect on acceptability of fluctuation, and field measurements complemented with interview-based questionnaires. Environmental health departments then conducted a series of six trials with genuine "live" LFN complaints to test the workability and usefulness of the procedure. The procedure includes guidance notes and a pro-forma report with step-by-step instructions. It does not provide a prescriptive indicator of nuisance but rather gives a systematic procedure to help environmental health practitioners to form their own opinion. Examples of field measurements and application of the procedure are presented. The procedure and examples are likely to be of particular interest to environmental health practitioners involved in the assessment of LFN complaints.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Sep 1, 2009 |
Deposit Date | Oct 18, 2011 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 5, 2016 |
Journal | The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (JASA) |
Print ISSN | 0001-4966 |
Electronic ISSN | 1520-8524 |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 126 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 1131-1141 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3180695 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.3180695 |
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