Industrial noise, the future

The Future of the Industrial System

Initially, industrialization -characterized by enormous increases in the use of fossil fuels, technological change, agricultural productivity, urbanization, population, mobility, trade and consumption of material goods -may have made people wealthier, but the quality of life suffered in other respects. Crowding, unsanitary conditions and pollution made life in many urban areas nastier, more bru...

The Industrial Village of the Future

Industrial Noise and Its Effects on Humans

The problem of noise in the industries around Sivas has been examined in this study; and noise measurement and survey studies have been carried out at concrete traverse, cement, iron and steel and textile factories located in this region. A questionnaire was completed by 256 workers during this study in order to determine the physical, physiological, and psycho-social impacts of the noise on hu...

Industrial Noise and Tooth Wear - Experimental Study

UNLABELLED Tooth wear is a complex multifactorial process that involves the loss of hard dental tissue. Parafunctional habits have been mentioned as a self-destructive process caused by stress, which results in hyperactivity of masticatory muscles. Stress manifests itself through teeth grinding, leading to progressive teeth wear. The effects of continuous exposure to industrial noise, a "stress...

Industrial ecology: a new perspective on the future of the industrial system.

Industrial ecology? A surprising, intriguing expression that immediately draws our attention. The spontaneous reaction is that "industrial ecology" is a contradiction in terms, something of an oxymoron, like "obscure clarity" or "burning ice". Why this reflex? Probably because we are accustomed to considering the industrial system as isolated from the Biosphere, with factories and cities on one...