Aircraft Noise Pollution
Aircraft Sound Level Examples Sound levels for small, medium, and large aircraft manufactured by DHC, Embraer, Airbus, and Boeing. Prepared by Mayes, Jan L. (2019, October) Aircraft-Sound-Levels.pdf
Aircraft Sound Level Examples Sound levels for small, medium, and large aircraft manufactured by DHC, Embraer, Airbus, and Boeing. Prepared by Mayes, Jan L. (2019, October) Aircraft-Sound-Levels.pdf
Sound isn’t just about the tone or loudness. It’s about the quality of sounds and the feelings they trigger. The memories the soundscape evokes. The crack of a baseball bat and cheers from a Little League game at the nearby park. Kids getting called in for dinner. Bikes whizzing by. Seagulls screeching as they try …
There are lots of Smartphone sound level meter apps, but most aren’t accurate or free. Many pretend to be free but cost money to change the default settings to public health recommended settings for environmental noise. The noise scientists at the National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health in the U.S. solved this problem with …
Smartphone Sound Level Meter apps are the latest technology to help people measure and map indoor and outdoor sound levels around the world. Apps can be used for personal use to find quiet locations at home or while traveling. Citizen scientists–everyday people–use these apps to pool and map data to support public noise concerns in …
Noise in the City Panel Discussion On February 28, 2019, the Simon Fraser University (SFU) Institute for Humanities held a Noise in the City educational panel discussion at the downtown Vancouver campus. It featured scientists Barry Truax, Hugh Davies, and Right to Quiet Society soundscape activists Hans Schmid and and Karl Raab. I attended this …