(Duplicated from Rossing, table 6.1)
| Example | Intensity | Intensity Level |
General Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jet takeoff at 60 m | 1 W/m2 |
120 dB |
|
| Construction site | 0.1 W/m2 |
110 dB |
Intolerable |
| Shout at 1.5 m | 0.01 W/m2 |
100 dB |
|
| Heavy truck at 15 m | 10-3 W/m2 |
90 dB |
Very Noisy |
| Urban street | 10-4 W/m2 |
80 dB |
|
Automobile interior while driving |
10-5 W/m2 |
70 dB |
Noisy |
| Normal conversation | 10-6 W/m2 |
60 dB |
|
| Office, classroom | 10-7 W/m2 |
50 dB |
Moderate |
| Living room | 10-8 W/m2 |
40 dB |
|
| Bedroom at night | 10-9 W/m2 |
30 dB |
Quiet |
| Broadcast studio | 10-10 W/m2 |
20 dB |
|
| Rustling leaves | 10-11 W/m2 |
10 dB |
Barely audible |
| Threshold of hearing | 10-12 W/m2 |
0 dB |