Noise Pollution

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Noise is unwanted sound. A sound which has unpleasant effects and discomfort to ears is called noise. Generally sound generated by vehicles, horns, loudspeakers, planes, construction etc. are reasons for noise pollution.

It is measured in decibel (dB). Normally noise which is less than 115 dB is tolerable (for a shorter period).

Noise pollution is also considered as environmental pollution although it is not as harmful as air, water or soil pollution effects of noise pollution for a longer period can be severed.

contents:

• Traffic noise.
• Air traffic noise.
• Construction sites.
• Catering and night life.
• Animals.
• Physical.
• Psychological.
• Sleep and behavioural disorders.

• This type of pollution is so omnipresent in today’s society that we often fail to even notice it anymore:
• • street traffic sounds from cars, buses, pedestrians, ambulances etc.
  • construction sounds like drilling or other heavy machinery in operation
  • airports, with constant elevated sounds from air traffic, i.e. planes taking off or landing
  • workplace sounds, often common in open-space offices
  • constant loud music in or near commercial venues
  • industrial sounds like fans, generators, compressor, mills
  • train stations traffic
  • household sounds, from the television set to music playing on the stereo or computer, vacuum cleaners, fans and coolers, washing machines, dishwashers, lawnmowers etc.
  • events involving fireworks, firecrackers, loudspeakers etc.
  • conflicts generate noise pollution through explosions, gunfire etc. The dysfunctions, in this case, are likely caused by the conflict and insecurity and less by the noise pollution in itself, although that compounds stress levels too.