| Main Title |
Measures of noise level : their relative accuracy in predicting objective and subjective responses to noise during sleep / |
| Author |
Lukas, Jerome S.
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| Other Authors |
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| CORP Author |
Stanford Research Inst., Menlo Park, Calif.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. |
| Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ; Available from N.T.I.S., |
| Year Published |
1975 |
| Report Number |
EPA-68-01-3120; SRI-4050 |
| Stock Number |
PB-257 683 |
| Subjects |
Noise--Measurement
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| Additional Subjects |
Noise ;
Sleep ;
Physiological psychology ;
Humans ;
Responses ;
Electroencephalography ;
Age ;
Sex ;
Frequencies ;
Sensitivity ;
Predictions ;
Measurement
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB-257 683 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
vi, 39 pages |
| Abstract |
A review of domestic and foreign scientific literature on the effects of noise on human sleep indicates that no sleep disruption can be predicted with good accuracy (correlation coefficients of about 0.80) if the noise descriptor accounts for the frequency-weighted spectrum and the duration of the noise. Units such as EdBA, EPNdB, and SENEL are better predictors than a unit such as maximum dBA. Furthermore, no sleep disruption can be predicted more accurately than arousal or behavioral awakening responses. |
| Notes |
"Office of Health and Ecological Effects, Office of Research and Development." "Project officer: George R. Simon." "Contract no. 68-01-3120." "February 1977." Includes bibliographical references. Microfiche. |
