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NOISE IN GENERAL
www.QuietResources.com
Canadian Association for Sound Ecology (C.A.S.E.)
Council on the Environment of New York City – Noise Abatement Committee
Deafness Research Foundation
ICBEN – International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise
National Hearing Conservation Association
Noise Center of the League for the Hard of Hearing
Noise Pollution Clearinghouse
Noise Pollution Health Effects Reduction – NOPHER
World Forum for Acoustic Ecology
Noise Regulation Report

NOISE BLOGS Shut Up and Listen!

NOISE AND HEALTH
America Academy of Audiology
American Academy of Otolaryngology
American Academy of Pediatrics (Noise, Fetus and Newborn)
American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
American Tinnitus Association
Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO)
Audiology Awareness Campaign
Better Hearing Institute
Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC)
Farm Noise and Hearing Project
Hearing Healthcare Management, Inc.
Hearing Speech & Deafness Center
Hyperacusis: Hypersensitivity to Noise
Hyperacusis Defined
H.E.A.R. (Hearing Education & Awareness for Rockers)
House Ear Institute
The Military Audiology Association
National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR)
National Hearing Conservation Association
Sight & Hearing Association
Tinnitus & Hyperacusis Center
Boom Cars and Autistic Children
Hearing Loss Association of America
Keys to Good Health

NOISE GROUPS FOCUSED ON AIRPORT ISSUES
Stop the Noise
Alliance of Residents Concerning OíHare
Citizens Against Airport Pollution
Citizens Concerned About Jet Noise (CCAJN)
Citizens for the Abatement of Aircraft Noise (CAAN)
Heathrow Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise (HACAN)
German Federal Organization Against Aircraft/Airport Noise
National Organization to Insure a Sound-controlled Environment
Airport Noise Law
Olmsted Falls Airport Committee
Regional Commission on Airport Affairs
Seattle Council on Airport Affairs
St. Charles Citizens Against Aircraft Noise (CAAN)
San Francisco Airport Roundtable
Sane Aviation for Everone (SAFE)
Union Française Contre les Nuisances Aériennes
US-Citizens Aviation Watch
Noise Regulation Report
Quiet Skies

AMPHITHEATERS/CONCERTS
Citizens for Amphitheater Awareness

BARKING DOGS
BarkingDogs.net

BOOM CARS
Citizens Against Audio Trespass
Lower the Boom
No Boomers

CAR ALARMS
Silent Majority
Transportation Alternatives

CAR HONKING
Green Car Integrity
Hornfree
Silence the Horns

FIREWORKS
Stop-Fireworks

HELICOPTERS
Stop the Chop

LEAF BLOWERS
Quiet Communities
Ban Leaf Blowers and Save Our Town (B.L.A.S.T.) – Santa Barbara
Citizens for a Quieter Sacramento (CQS)
American Green Zone Alliance
Zero Air Pollution
Zero Air Pollution – Manhattan Beach

PARKS / WILDLIFE / CONSERVATION
Alaska Quiet Rights Coalition
Bluewater Network (Jetskis/Snowmobiles)
Club voor Natuurgeluiden Registratie (Club for Nature Recording) (English)
Club voor Natuurgeluiden Registratie (Dutch)
Council for the Protection of Rural England
Minnesotans for Responsible Recreation
Nature Sounds Society
Resident’s Committee to Protect the Adirondacks
Swan View Coalition
“Code of Quiet”

PIPED MUSIC / MUZAK
Pipedown

RAILROADS / SUBWAYS
H.O.R.N. (Halt Outrageous Railroad Noise)

RIFLE / GUN RANGES
Safe Range Association

RACETRACKS / ROADS / HIGHWAYS
Noise and Traffic Web Site

REGIONAL NOISE GROUPS

Argentina
Comite Cientifico Interdisciplinario de Ecologia y Ruido

Australia
Farm Noise and Hearing Project
Quiet Australia

Austria
Österreichischer Arbeitsring für Lärmbekämpfung (÷AL)

Canada
Fraser Valley, BC – Ban the Cannons
Toronto Public Health
Vancouver – Right to Quiet – Society for Soundscape Awareness and Protection

India – Calcutta
People United for Better Living in Calcutta (PUBLIC)

France
Union Française Contre les Nuisances Aériennes

Germany
Deutscher Arbeitsring für Lärmbekämpfung, e.V.

Netherlands
Nederlandse Stichting Geluidshinder (Dutch Foundation against Noise Pollution)

Norway
Norwegian Association for Noise Reduction

UK/Great Britain
The Noise Abatement Society
Noise Network UK
NoiseNet Ltd.
UK Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
United Kingdom Environmental Law Association (UKELA)
UK Noise Association

USA
New Mexico, Albuquerque – Citizens for a Quiet Environment
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People – Albuquerque, NM  Chapter.
New York City – The Bronx Campaign For Peace and Quiet
New York City – Friends Against Noisy New York
Washington, Seattle – Sound Rights

TECHNICAL / TRAINING RESOURCES
The Acoustical Society of America
Acoustics and Vibration (The World Wide Web Virtual Library)
ASME Noise Control and Acoustics Division
Institute of Noise Control Engineering
Laboratorio de Acustica y Electroacustica – [Castellano]
Acoustics and Electroacoustics Laboratory – [English]
National Physical Laboratory, Acoustics Training (UK)
The Noise Consultancy, LLC
Penn State University Graduate Program in Acoustics
Rutgers Noise Technical Assistance Center
University of Texas Acoustics Program
SenSound, LLC

ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
The Wilderness Society
Friends of the Earth
Greenpeace
International Making Cities Livable
League of Conservation Voters
Natural Resources Defense Council
Nature Conservancy
Sierra Club
World Wildlife Fund

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND LINKS
Acoustics Research Council
Center for Nonviolent Communication
Multiscience
National Association of Physicians for the Environment
Natural Home Magazine
The New Rules Project
The Seeds of Simplicity
US Public Interest Research Group (US PIRG)
No Airboat Noise

GOVERNMENT RESOURCES (Noise Regulation)
U.S. Code Title 42, Chapter 65 – Noise Control
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – EPA Noise Abatement Programs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – EPA Archives
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
U.S. FAA Office of Environment and Energy
U.S. FAA – Integrated Noise Model
U.S. Federal Interagency Committee on Aviation Noise (FICAN)
U.S. Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Safety
U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
U.S. National Institute of Deafness and other Communicative Disorders NIDCD
U.S. NIDCD – WISE EARS program
U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Western Australia Control of Noise in the Music Entertainment Industry

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WEB DIRECTORIES, BIBLIOGRAPHIES & LISTS OF LINKS

Acoustics and Electroacoustics Laboratory Links
http://www.eie.fceia.unr.edu.ar/~acustica/linkseng.htm

Aviation Noise – Bibliography
http://www.nonoise.org/library.htm

Bowlby & Associates Links
http://www.bowlbyassociates.com/links.htm

Basic Bibliography for Sonic Studies
http://interact.uoregon.edu/MediaLit/WFAE/

Classroom Acoustics
http://www.classroomacoustics.com/

dmoz Open Directory Project
http://dmoz.org/Society/Issues/Environment/

Edge Consulting Group, LLC – Acoustics library
http://www.ecgcorp.com/velav/vldocs/papers.html

H.E.A.R – Links
http://www.hearnet.com/links/links_index.shtml

House Ear Institute, News and Events, Publications
http://www.hei.org

Legal Information Institute, US Code collection, Chapter 65, Noise Control
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/ch65.html

Neartica – the natural world of North America – Environment – Noise Pollution
http://www.nearctica.com/environ/noise.htm

Noise Pollution Clearinghouse – List of Noise Organizations
http://www.nonoise.org/resource/related/noiseorg.htm

OnlineSafety Library: Noise and Hearing Conservation
http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/links/noise.htm

Ptolemy Services (UK) – Acoustic Sites of Interest
http://www.ptolserv.com/jump.html

SoundPrint
https://www.soundprint.co

U.S. EPA Bibliography of Noise Publications
http://www.nonoise.org/library/bibliogs/bibliog.htm

Where Do We Go From Hear
http://www.gohear.org/link/link.html

Worldwide Philosophy Resources – Books and Web Links on Noise Pollution http://www.erraticimpact.com/~ecologic/html/noise.htm

Yahoo! Directory: Physics > Acoustics
http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Physics/Waves_and

LOCAL / REGIONAL / GLOBAL ORGANIZATIONS

USA
Acoustical Society of America
Deafness Research Foundation
Committee on Transportation-Related Noise and Vibration
Institute of Noise Control Engineering
National Campaign for Hearing Health
National Council of Acoustical Consultants
U.S. Code Title 42, Chapter 65 – Noise Control
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency –
EPA Archives on Noise Control

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – EPA Noise Abatement Programs
U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

ALASKA
Alaska Quiet Rights Coalition

CALIFORNIA
Zero Air Pollution
Manhattan Beach – Zero Air Pollution
Oakland – Nature Sounds Society
Citizens for a Quieter Sacramento (CQS)
San Francisco – Bluewater Network (Jetskis/Snowmobiles)
San Francisco Airport Roundtable
San Jose – Citizens Against Airport Pollution
Santa Barbara – Ban Leaf Blowers and Save Our Town (B.L.A.S.T.)
Walnut Creek Neighbors Against Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers

COLORADO
Quiet Use Coalition

FLORIDA
Citizens for Amphitheater Awareness

INDIANA
Institute of Safe, Quiet and Durable Highways – Purdue University

ILLINOIS
Alliance of Residents Concerning O’Hare
US-Citizens Aviation Watch

PENNSYLVANIA
Landscapers Involved with Neighbors and Kids (LINK)

OHIO
Olmsted Falls Airport Committee

OKLAHOMA
Michael Wright’s Obnoxious Boom Car Ad Collection

MINNESOTA
Minnesotans for Responsible Recreation

MONTANA
Swan View Coalition
“Code of Quiet”
Bitterroot Quiet Use Coalition

MISSOURI
St. Charles Citizens Against Aircraft Noise (CAAN)

NEW JERSEY
H.O.R.N. (Halt Outrageous Railroad Noise)
The Noise Consultancy, LLC
Rutgers Noise Technical Assistance Center

NEW MEXICO
New Mexico, Albuquerque – Citizens for a Quiet Environment
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People – Albuquerque, NM  Chapter.
Acoustic Ecology, Santa Fe

NEW YORK
Big Screechers (New York City, NY)
New York City – The Bronx Campaign For Peace and Quiet
New York City – Friends Against Noisy New York
Resident’s Committee to Protect the Adirondacks
Sane Aviation for Everyone (SAFE)
Silent Majority

NORTH CAROLINA
Lower the Boom

TENNESSEE
County Residents Against Speedway Havoc (C.R.A.S.H.)

TEXAS
Highway Noise Control Program – University of Texas at Austin
OSHA and the NSSF/SAAMI Alliance

VIRGINIA
Citizens for the Abatement of Aircraft Noise (CAAN)

WASHINGTON
Washington, Seattle – Sound Rights

WASHINGTON D.C.
Citizens Concerned About Jet Noise (CCAJN)

ARGENTINA
Laboratorio de Acustica y Electroacustica – [Castellano]
Acoustics and Electroacoustics Laboratory – [English]
Comite Cientifico Interdisciplinario de Ecología y Ruido

AUSTRALIA
Farm Noise and Hearing Project
ICBEN – International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise
Quiet Australia

CANADA
Right to Quiet – Society for Soundscape Awareness and Protection
Noise Issues in Office Environments

FRANCE
Union Française Contre les Nuisances Aériennes

GERMANY
Deutscher Arbeitsring für Lärmbekämpfung, e.V.
German Federal Organization Against Aircraft/Airport Noise

ITALY
Italian Soundproofing Equipment Manufacturers’ Association

THE NETHERLANDS
Club voor Natuurgeluiden Registratie (Club for Nature Recording) (English)
Club voor Natuurgeluiden Registratie (Dutch)
Nederlandse Stichting Geluidshinder (Dutch Foundation against Noise Pollution)

NORWAY
Norwegian Association for Noise Reduction

UNITED KINGDOM
Council for the Protection of Rural England
Heathrow Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise (HACAN)
How to Complain About Muzak in the U.K.
National Physical Laboratory
The Noise Abatement Society
Noise Network UK
NoiseNet Ltd.
Pipedown
United Kingdom Environmental Law Association (UKELA),
UK Noise Association

(New York City, NY)
Carmine Santa Maria, President
Contact: Sharon Santa Maria
c/o Council on the Environment
51 Chambers Street, Room228
New York,NY 10007
ph: 212-788-7900 fax:212-788-7913

The Bronx Campaign For Peace and Quiet
John Dallas, Founder
141 Marcy Place
Bronx, NY 10452