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Original Articles

Traffic Noise in Europe: A Comparison of Calculation Methods, Noise Indices and Noise Standards for Road and Railroad Traffic in Europe

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Pages 591-612 | Received 24 Apr 2004, Accepted 21 Dec 2004, Published online: 23 Feb 2007

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