title: Community noise criteria.
abstract: In the fields of community noise abatement and municipal planning, there are new requirements to define an environment of varying noise level by a single number rating method that correlates well with the subjective response of human beings. Typical criteria, either in use of proposed, are LN numbers (noise levels exceeded N% of the time), Leq (the equivalent sound level in dB(A) ), LNP (the Noise Pollution Level), and Ldn (the day-night average sound level in dB(A) ). Instruments available include an environmental noise classifier, a statistical distribution analyzer/recorder combination, and a digital sampling system for field measurements for subsequent interrogation by a programmable calculator.
mesh_terms: D002958:City Planning; D004779:Environment Design; D004782:Environmental Health; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D009622:Noise / Q000517:prevention & control