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Airguns - an underestimated disruptive factor
… in the world where there is little underwater noise caused by human activities. An UBA study shows that the scientific use of airguns can emit noise in to this … communicate mostly in this frequency range. Detailed results of modelling The UBA study modelled the sound propagation of airgun signals across distances of 100, … porpoise from the harmful effects of noise due to injury or other disturbance. The UBA is developing a corresponding concept for the Antarctic to protect the native …