|
Source
|
Intensity
|
Sound
Level
|
# of Times
Greater Than TOH
|
|
Threshold of Hearing (TOH)
|
1 x 10-12 W/m2
|
0 dB
|
100
|
|
Rustling Leaves
|
1 x 10-11 W/m2
|
10 dB
|
101
|
|
Whisper
|
1 x 10-10 W/m2
|
20 dB
|
102
|
|
Normal Conversation
|
1 x 10-6 W/m2
|
60 dB
|
106
|
|
Busy Street Traffic
|
1 x 10-5 W/m2
|
70 dB
|
107
|
|
Vacuum Cleaner
|
1 x 10-4 W/m2
|
80 dB
|
108
|
|
Large Orchestra
|
6.3 x 10-3 W/m2
|
98 dB
|
109.8
|
|
Earbuds at Maximum Level
|
1 x 10-2 W/m2
|
100 dB
|
1010
|
|
Front Rows of Rock Concert
|
1 x 10-1 W/m2
|
110 dB
|
1011
|
|
Threshold of Pain
|
1 x 101 W/m2
|
130 dB
|
1013
|
|
Military Jet Takeoff
|
1 x 102 W/m2
|
140 dB
|
1014
|
|
Instant Perforation of Eardrum
|
1 x 104 W/m2
|
160 dB
|
1016
|
