Strategy for controlling noise and vibration during renovation of an animal facility.
The noise level in an animal facility is an important environmental variable that can adversely affect animal welfare, as well as experimental data. The authors describe the strategy they used to record, evaluate, and control excess noise and vibration during a period of renovation, while maintaining the operation of a research facility.
Sobotka
Thomas J
TJ
Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Laurel, MD 20708, USA. tsobotka@cfsan.fda.gov
Harper
Susan
S
Hanig
Joseph
J
Robl
Martin
M
D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D006799:Housing, Animal / Q000592:standards*; D009622:Noise / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014732:Vibration