UNDERSTANDING NOISE POLLUTION Most of us are very used to the sounds we hear in everyday life. Loud music‚ the television‚ people talking on their phone‚ the traffic and even pets barking in the middle of the night. All of these have become a part of the urban culture and rarely disturb us. However‚ when the sound of the television keeps you from sleeping all night or the traffic starts to give you a headache‚ it stops becoming just noise and start turning into noise pollution. For many of us
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Vasquez 1 Naisy Vasquez Professor Machado EOH 350 T/Th April 29‚ 2010 Noise Pollution and Its Impact “Calling noise a nuisance is like calling smog an inconvenience. Noise must be considered a hazard to the health of people everywhere.” -William H. Stewart The word noise is derived from the Latin word nausea meaning seasickness. Like its root meaning‚ noise has a negative effect to human health and well-being. Noise resulting from road traffic‚ jet planes‚ jet skis‚ garbage trucks‚ construction
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ISSN 2229 – 6441 STUDY ON NOISE POLLUTION OF INDUSTRIALIZED AND URBANIZED TOWNS LIKE RABAKAVI AND BANAHATTI OF BAGALKOT DISTRICT‚ KARNATAKA STATE‚ INDIA Basavaraj M. Kalshetty & Basappa I. Karalatti Commerce‚ BHS Arts and TGP Science College Jamkhandi‚ District Bagalkot‚ Karnataka state‚ India. ABSTRACT The modern civilization creates more and more noise‚ because of the development of Industries‚ machinery and Technology. It has been reported that noise inside the factories can become
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Noise Pollution Noise pollution is not a necessary price to pay for living in an industrial society. Much can be done to reduce the severity of the problem. For example‚ vehicles and other machines can be built to produce less noise. Four-cycle engines can replace much noisier two-cycle engines in such products as lawnmowers‚ motorboats‚ and jet skis. Labels that indicate the noise levels of appliances and tools can help consumers avoid noisy products and choose quieter alternatives. Even
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Nowadays‚ people use different methods of mass media to express their concern about which sources cause the pollution‚ and which consequences will be lead from it. This essay will try learning these causes and effects of the pollution. There are different sources‚ which badly affect our environment. Different kinds of car‚ trucks on street day by day not only cause the noise in cities‚ but also damage clean air. Industrial plants‚ factories throw into the air huge amount of waste. Green forests
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Ocean Noise Pollution For millions of years‚ the oceans have been filled with sounds from natural sources such as the squeaks‚ moans and clicks of whales and dolphins‚ the snapping of shrimp‚ the sound caused by wind upon the surface and even the occasional rumble from earthquakes. Over millions of years‚ the ocean’s marine species have developed into what they are today‚ with their own specialized acute hearing abilities‚ communication skills and echo location abilities at natural sound levels
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Jennifer Rios Negative Effects of Noise Pollution Technological progress has brought humanity numerous benefits. All types of devices and gadgets allow people to save time‚ work more efficiently and stay in touch with the rest of the world. However‚ there is also a flip side. Growing industry‚ an increasing number of vehicles and constant information overload causes a significant and underestimated problem – noise pollution. The term‚ noise pollution‚ is used to define unwanted sounds that are
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Reducing noise pollution. Noise pollution occurs when noise reaches levels harmful to health and the public peace. The noise is an undesirable‚ or to man unpleasant sound. The intensity of sound is expressed in units of sound pressure‚ or decibels. A very low whisper is about 10 dB‚ while a conversation in a normal tone is about 60 db and the sound of a rock concert reaches about 100 db. The main sources of noise are: means of transport such as cars‚ buses and motorcycles; industrial activities;
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THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND I. Introduction The word "noise" is derived from the Latin word "nausea" meaning seasickness. Noise can be defined as an unwanted or undesired sound. Decibel is the standard unit for measurement of sound. Usually 80 db is the level at which sound becomes physically painful. With overly populated schools and the increase of average classroom sizes‚ many students suffer from noise pollutants that can be found inside and nearby from their schools
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of Life with regards to Noise generated around the airport vicinity and how it affect the nearby resident. Not forgetting how our Aviation industry is related to our Tourism industry. The Aviation industry in Singapore plays a part in the Health Related Quality of Life issues‚ especially in the increase of aircraft noise around the airport vicinity. According to the facts and figures released by World Health Organization‚ there are a number of health effect causes by noise such as • Sleep disturbance
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