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Modified Experimental Conditions for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Mice and Assessment of Hearing Function and Outer Hair Cell Damage
Published on: February 10, 2023
[Issues concerning the measurement and assessment of noise in workplaces]
1Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro, Università di Padova, Post-Graduation School in Occupational Medicine, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani, 2 - 35128 Padova, Italy. alessandro.peretti@unipd.it
Abstract:
The measurement and assessment of noise in workplaces are affected by several critical aspects. Only the equivalent sound pressure levels are measured and all the other acoustical parameters are almost always neglected; the non-acoustic information that characterize each measurement are not usually reported. The survey about noise in workplaces is not suited to be described by technical standards, but rather by flexible guidelines. The reference standard UNI EN ISO 9612/2011 does not highlight the contribution given by each work phase to the overall exposure level; the uncertainty evaluation may lead to unreliable data.
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