Doctor Robert McCunney, an MIT research scientist, admitted to not having read a key report he based his testimony on. Photo by Carl Etnier. Parties concerned about noise from wind turbines in the ...

From the Richter scale to sound pressure, many modern units utilize the logarithmic “base 10” system. But to many engineers, the decibel (dB) remains one of the trickiest concepts of test and ...

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In urban areas, people are constantly exposed to environmental noise, especially road traffic noise. Noise has been identified to be a significant contributor to public health problems. More than 100 ...