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Comment
. 2014 Feb;122(2):A58.
doi: 10.1289/ehp.122-A58.

Fighting noise pollution: a public health strategy

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Fighting noise pollution: a public health strategy

David C Holzman. Environ Health Perspect. 2014 Feb.
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A recently implemented labeling requirement in Europe advises consumers about tires’ noise emissions as well as their energy economy and wet braking distance. © David Ebener/Corbis

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