Occupational noise in mines and its control - a case study

• Autorzy: Sensogut C
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Nowadays, owing to the improvements in technology through greater energy efficiency, higher la­bour productivity, continuous production methods and operating flexibility, mechanization has also ad­vanced rapidly in open and underground pits together with mineral processing plants. In parallel to this improvement, sources of noise and ambient noise at work in the mining industry have shown a noticable increase. In this work, the noise sources and levels encountered in mines, the effects of noise on workers and finally suggestions to reduce these effects are given in details, together with a real case study from mining activities in Turkey.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: 16
• Numer: 6
• Strony: 939-942
• Opis fizyczny: p.939-942,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Sensogut C

• Dumlupinar University, 43100 Merkez Kampus, Kutahya, Turkey

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