title: Clubbing: the cumulative effect of noise exposure from attendance at dance clubs and night clubs on whole-of-life noise exposure.
abstract: Anecdotally it has been suggested that exposure to some noise sources through leisure activities could have a significant effect on whole-of-life noise exposure. While exposure levels do vary, a typical night club or dance club attendee was found to experience an equivalent continuous A-weighted noise level of around 98 dB for up to 5 hours with an exposure of 12.2 Pa(2)h. This can extend up to 104 Pa(2)h in extreme cases. A study of "clubbers" reveals regular clubbing to be a source of high noise exposure, with a sustained period of regular club attendance contributing to a significant portion of whole-of-life noise exposure.
authors.affiliation: National Acoustic Laboratories, 126 Greville Street, Chatswood, NSW, 2067, Australia. warwick.williams@nal.gov.au
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Beach
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gilliver
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003615:Dancing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008297:Male; D009146:Music; D009517:New South Wales; D009622:Noise / Q000009:adverse effects; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012307:Risk Factors; D013018:Sound Spectrography / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data