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ACOUSTICAL ASSAULT [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Noise Pollution
  • Acoustics (Physics)
CONT

... after suffering an undetermined amount of acoustic assault that cause temporary deafness, the amplified music addict ... may end up with noise-induced permanent threshold shift, or NIPTS.

Key term(s)
  • acoustical assault
  • acoustical insult

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution par le bruit
  • Acoustique (Physique)
CONT

[...] l'homme urbain, soumis volontairement [...] à des attaques acoustiques, est-il un malade en puissance, tout autant qu'il est asphyxié par l'air qu'il respire ou empoisonné par l'eau qu'il consomme.

CONT

[...] les agressions sonores ne se forment pas là : il faut aussi tenir compte du bruit du marteau piqueur (120 décibels), de celui de la moto (110 décibels).

Spanish

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