Table 1.
Laws and standards used as references
| Evaluated parameters | W | E | AA | IR | BR | N | CL | A | CC | RD | GB | PR | NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of citations | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Outdoors, daytime (dB) | - | 55 | - | 55 | - | 50 | 55 | - | - | 60 | - | 50 | - |
| Indoors, daytime (dB) | 35 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 35-45 | 40 | - | 45 | 65 | 40-45 | 55 | - | - |
| Outdoors, nighttime (dB) | - | 55 | - | 45 | - | 55 | 45 | - | - | 50 | - | - | - |
| Indoors, nighttime (dB) | 30 | 35 | 45 | 35 | - | 35 | - | 45 | 65 | 30-35 | - | - | - |
W World Health Organization, E United States Environmental Protection Agency 1974, AA American Academy of Pediatrics, IR Iranian Standards, BR Brazilian Standards (NBR 10152/1987), N National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health – Occupational Noise Exposure 199 8, CL Curitiba Municipal Law no. 10625/2002, A Australian Standards, CC Consensus Committee for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Design, RD Real Decreto 1367/2007, GB Chinese GB/T 51153-2015 standard, PR Peruvian National Environmental Standards for Noise, NC not cited