Keywords
Noise control, Noise pollution, Environmental Protection Agency role, Noise measurement and metrics (decibels, A-weighting), Noise exposure limits and protection levels, Clean Air Amendments of 1970 and noise provisions, State and local noise abatement programs
Abstract
Noise, that undesirable portion of the ever-present sounds of our environment, has until the last decade, been considered as an unavoidable by-product of our rapid population growth and its accompanying mechanization. As awareness of adverse health effects from noise exposure grew, the Federal government, as protector of the public health and welfare, took the initial steps to control noise pollution. Federal legislation, beginning with the Clean Air Amendments of 1970, has been promulgated to control major offenders and to assist State and local governments in their endeavors to provide the public with an environment free from harmful noise levels. This paper first discusses sound and noise, the methods for describing and quantifying noise, and levels needed for protection. Secondly, control and abatement efforts are discussed with emphasis on legislated goals, the role of the Environmental Protection Agency, and State and local actions.
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Graduation Date
Spring 1980
Advisor
Brown, John C.
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Engineering
Format
Pages
41 pages
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Identifier
DP0013325
Subjects
Noise control; Noise pollution; Noise control--Government policy; Noise pollution--Government policy; Noise control--Law and legislation--U.S. states; Noise pollution--Health aspects; Noise control--Environmental aspects
STARS Citation
Henning, Bobby L., "Noise Description and Noise Control at the Federal, State, and Local Level" (1980). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 492.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rtd/492
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University of Central Florida. College of Engineering [VIAF]
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