While cement plants and their related quarries are typically located in rural areas, there are almost always noise-sensitive homes nearby. More recently, the encroachment of expanding communities has become an increasing challenge for existing plants and quarries. Accordingly, the cement industry faces a common challenge of greater environmental scrutiny from all levels of government and the communities with which they co-exist. In this regard, environmental noise is an important consideration, and can have wide-reaching impacts and serious implications for industrial facilities such as cement plants.