Noise Pollution

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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- The 2013 Cadillac ATS comes equipped with powerful, proprietary technology from a new category of Bose automotive offerings: Bose([R]) Active Sound Management. Developed over the past decade, Bose Active Sound...

Audio giant using aptX audio codec to deliver premium wireless audio quality LAS VEGAS -- 2012 International CES - CSR plc (LSE:CSR) (NASDAQ:CSRE) today announced that Cambridge Audio, one of the world's leading...

According to company, the new open fit, R1-W Series, Receiver-in-Canal (RIC) digital hearing instruments are designed for people with mild to severe hearing loss in three models, WH-R17C, WH-R15C and WH-R13C, allowing for...

The high rates of noise -induced hearing loss in the construction and manufacturing industries have led NIOSH and its partners to develop a web -based tool that will make it easier to purchase...

The incidence and mortality of ischemie heart disease (IHD) declined dramatically in affluent countries from the early 1980s until at least the mid 1990s (1). This change in occurrence is ascribed to improved...

Honeywell Safety Products has introduced the Quietpro QPlOOEx intelligent hearing protection and communication system. The system delivers critical communication and verifiable hearing protection for workers in high-noise environments. Developed in conjunction with Statoil,...

HEADNOTE Objective Long-term exposure to occupational noise may be associated with an increased risk of ischemie heart disease (IHD) and all-cause mortality. However, the issue remains unsettled. Only a small number of longitudinal...

CONCORD, Calif. -- The Hilton Concord Hotel, located in the East Bay of San Francisco, is incorporating environmental and sustainable systems into its multi-million dollar hotel renovation anticipated to be fully completed in...

In the process of crafting regulations for drilling in the state's recently discovered Marcellus shale reserves, one member of the House of Delegates added a provision for studying setback distances that could revolutionize...

LINCOLN, Neb. -- GT Exhaust, Inc., a world-class provider of sound and emissions solutions for internal combustion engines, is pleased to announce the release of the new extreme and extreme-plus grade cylindrical silencers...

It took lawmakers just four days in a special session to approve a law aimed at regulating Marcellus shale drilling in West Virginia. But the actual work of drafting, tweaking and altering the...

WATERTOWN, S.D. -- Terex Utilities has received approval from the Air Resources Board (ARB) for its Terex([R]) HyPower[TM] Hybrid System, a plug-in Power Take-Off (PTO) system that uses stored energy from the system's...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Representatives from Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc., (MMNA), along with San Rafael Mitsubishi, conducted the very first fleet delivery of the all-new 100% electric-powered 2012 Mitsubishi i to the California...

Workers Suffering From Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Loss To Finally Be Compensated NEW ORLEANS -- After twelve years of litigating against the Murphy Oil Corporation in Chalmette, La., the Louisiana Supreme Court has denied...

Developer Bruce Ratner thinks he has found a solution to the city's vexing housing shortage and wants to showcase the answer at his massive Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, N.Y....

As part of a research program into a noise-abatement system for centrifugal compressors. Dresser-Rand plans to open an office in Saudi Arabia where it will work with staff and students of King Fahd...

HEADNOTE Abstract The objective of this contribution is to present expositive review content on currently available experimental tools/services/concepts used for most emerging field Wireless Sensor Network that has capability to change many of...

Highlights of the spring and summer calendar * Despite its name, Mechanical Electrical Electronic Technology is said to be "the largest electronics trade show of its kind." It's scheduled for May 2-3, 2012,...