%0 Journal Article %1 Waye2001 %A Waye, Kerstin Persson %A Bengtsson, Johanna %A Kjellberg, Anders %A Benton, Stephen %D 2001 %J Noise & Health %K annoyance, frequency low noise noise, performance, sensitive %P 33-49 %T Low frequency noise pollution interferes with performance %V 4 %X To study the possible interference of low frequency noise on performance and annoyance, subjects categorised as having a high- or low sensitivity to noise in general and low frequency noise in particular worked with different performance tasks in a noise environment with predominantly low frequency content or flat frequency content (reference noise), both at a level of 40 dBA. The effects were evaluated in terms of changes in performance and subjective reactions. The results showed that there was a larger improvement of response time over time, during work with a verbal grammatical reasoning task in the reference noise, as compared to the low frequency noise condition. The results further indicated that low frequency noise interfered with a proof-reading task by lowering the number of marks made per line read. The subjects reported a higher degree of annoyance and impaired working capacity when working under conditions of low frequency noise. The effects were more pronounced for subjects rated as high-sensitive to low frequency noise, while partly different results were obtained for subjects rated as high-sensitive to noise in general. The results suggest that the quality of work performance and perceived annoyance may be influenced by a continuous exposure to low frequency noise at commonly occurring noise levels. Subjects categorised as high-sensitive to low frequency noise may be at highest risk.

@article{Waye2001, abstract = {To study the possible interference of low frequency noise on performance and annoyance, subjects categorised as having a high- or low sensitivity to noise in general and low frequency noise in particular worked with different performance tasks in a noise environment with predominantly low frequency content or flat frequency content (reference noise), both at a level of 40 dBA. The effects were evaluated in terms of changes in performance and subjective reactions. The results showed that there was a larger improvement of response time over time, during work with a verbal grammatical reasoning task in the reference noise, as compared to the low frequency noise condition. The results further indicated that low frequency noise interfered with a proof-reading task by lowering the number of marks made per line read. The subjects reported a higher degree of annoyance and impaired working capacity when working under conditions of low frequency noise. The effects were more pronounced for subjects rated as high-sensitive to low frequency noise, while partly different results were obtained for subjects rated as high-sensitive to noise in general. The results suggest that the quality of work performance and perceived annoyance may be influenced by a continuous exposure to low frequency noise at commonly occurring noise levels. Subjects categorised as high-sensitive to low frequency noise may be at highest risk.}, added-at = {2012-01-27T14:10:42.000+0100}, author = {Waye, Kerstin Persson and Bengtsson, Johanna and Kjellberg, Anders and Benton, Stephen}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2ac8a3ec8ddd01ca09eaafa7f4d317c1f/muhe}, file = {Low frequency noise pollution interferes with performance.pdf:2001\\Low frequency noise pollution interferes with performance.pdf:PDF}, interhash = {870d7f3eb294cb5baa9ccb14ae063b56}, intrahash = {ac8a3ec8ddd01ca09eaafa7f4d317c1f}, journal = {Noise \& Health}, keywords = {annoyance, frequency low noise noise, performance, sensitive}, owner = {Mu}, pages = {33-49}, pdf = {2001\Low frequency noise pollution interferes with performance.pdf}, timestamp = {2012-01-27T14:11:16.000+0100}, title = {Low frequency noise pollution interferes with performance}, volume = 4, year = 2001 }