Peterson E A
Lab Anim Sci. 1980 Apr;30(2 Pt 2):422-39.
The preponderance of experimental evidence gathered over the past three decades indicates that exposure to intense noise can lead to a wide variety of functional and structural changes in laboratory animals. Although little information regarding noise effects at more moderate levels is available, the range of intensities at which such effects begin to be manifested in humans seems to be present in animal quarters. Fortunately, there is an assortment of techniques for reducing the noise exposure of both animals and animal care personnel. Because of serious deficiencies in our knowledge concerning actual long-term noise levels in animal housing facilities and the ways in which such noise affects different species, the imposition at this time of quantitative regulations governing exposure limits for laboratory animals would be premature.
在过去三十年中收集到的大量实验证据表明，暴露于高强度噪声会导致实验动物出现各种各样的功能和结构变化。虽然关于中等强度噪声影响的信息很少，但在动物饲养区似乎存在能使这些影响在人类身上开始显现的强度范围。幸运的是，有多种技术可用于减少动物和动物护理人员的噪声暴露。由于我们在动物饲养设施中实际长期噪声水平以及此类噪声影响不同物种方式的知识方面存在严重不足，此时实施关于实验动物暴露限值的定量规定还为时过早。
