ABSTRACT
An important part of any noise-control program is the establishment of appropriate criteria for the determination of an acceptable solution to the noise problem. Thus, where the total elimination of noise is impossible, appropriate criteria provide a guide for determining how much noise is acceptable. At the same time, criteria provide the means for estimating how much reduction is required. The required reduction in turn provides the means for determining the feasibility of alternative proposals for control, and finally the means for estimating the cost of meeting the relevant criteria.
