Abstract
The technological and industrial progress together with the intensification of vehicular traffic and the adoption of new social habits are the cause of an increasing noise pollution with possible negative effects on the auditory system. This study aims to assess the noise exposure levels and the effects on the hearing threshold in outdoor and indoor male workers of a big Italian city. The study was carried out on 357 outdoor male workers, exposed to urban noise and on a control group of 357 unexposed indoor workers. Noise levels were measured in 30 outdoor and indoor areas. The subjects underwent tonal liminal audiometry in order to determine the value of their hearing threshold. During their working activity, outdoor and indoor workers are exposed to different noise levels LEX.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 302-308 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Science of the Total Environment |
Volume | 463-464 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 1 2013 |
Keywords
- Air pollutants
- Hearing loss
- Noise
- Ototoxicity
- Outdoor-indoor workers
- Traffic policemen
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Chemistry
- Pollution
- Waste Management and Disposal
- Environmental Engineering