PASSENGER NOISE ENVIRONMENTS OF ENCLOSED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

To determine the extent to which noise environments of enclosed transportation systems are deleterious to passenger health, an analysis was made of both information collected by past transportation studies and of new data collected for this project. The analysis consisted of identifying trends among various transportation modes, noting areas of data deficiency, calculating the effect of noise exposure on health under various assumptions of travel duration and workplace noise exposure levels, and assessing measurement methodologies.

• Corporate Authors:

  Environmental Protection Agency

  401 M Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20460
• Publication Date: 1975-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 155 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acoustic measuring instruments; Acoustics; Aircraft noise; Automobiles; Buses; Crash exposure; Health; Human factors; Mode S; Noise; Passenger comfort; Passengers; Physiological aspects; Psychological aspects; Psychological stress; Railroad cars; Ride quality; Sound level; Statistical trends; Subways; Threats; Transportation; Travel time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Enclosures; Exposure; Intensity; Subway noise; Transportation noise; Transportation systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Acoustic measurement; Physiological factors; Threat evaluation
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00093819
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: EPA/550/9-75/025
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 4 1981 12:00AM