The Effects of Sound on People (Wiley Series in Acoustics Noise and Vibration)

Provides a summary of current research results on the physiological and psychological effects of sound on people * Covers how the operation of the hearing mechanism affects our reactions to sounds * Includes research results from studies on noise sources of public concern such as transportation, public utility, and recreational sources, with emphasis on low frequency sound and infrasound * Covers sounds that affect some but not others, how sounds can be controlled on a practical level, and how and what sounds are regulated * Includes coverage of both positive and negative effects of sound The Effects of Sound on Peopleprovides a summary of the latest published research on the effects of sound on people, accompanied by thorough explanations of the technical descriptors typically used in these studies, permitting non-technical readers to understand the issues and be able to judge the validity of the results for themselves.