Noise pollution

in good accordance with the human hearing system. In 1946, the WHO (World Health Organization) was created. The duty of this Organization was, for the people around the globe, to achieve a fairly ideal level of physical, psychological, and social health. In attaining the above mentioned, the WHO made legislations with respect to the noise produced by the flying of aircraft, the urban and suburban commute, factories, etc. It, also, introduced certain groups of people as most vulnerable; these groups included children and teenagers, people with hearing disorders, the elderly, night shift workers, people with illnesses, pregnant women, and those with mental problems. In the meantime, the sound produced by airplanes was found to be one of the most important sources of noise pollution. In general,…

Since they belong to everyone, they tend to be overused or taken for granted. In what ways do you think noise pollution demonstrates the tragedy of the commons? Now, I’m a nitpicking jerkass, so I’m going to tear apart everything he said. “I believe that noise pollution can cause a noise tragedy” What? Cause a noise tragedy? What the fuck? Is that even English? “9 times out of 10, most of the noises you hear can be quite annoying to others.” Ninety percent of the noises everyone hears are…

CONTANT Introduction: 2-3 (i) What is noise Pollution? (ii) Most Common noise How noise is measured: 3 (i) Units for measuring noise (ii) What is Nuisance Effects of Noise Pollution: 4 (i) Noise effect on Animals (ii) Noise effect on Human Preventions/Solutions 5 Introduction What is noise Pollution? Sound is crucial to our lives in daily bases, but not noise. In generally noise is defined as unwanted sound which produces uncomfortable effects and course…

the fact that noise pollution may not always be given much importance, this form of pollution is as life threatening as many other pollutions around the globe. Below is a list of the most common side- effects which occur, when this pollution takes place. Hearing loss: When one is exposed to noise pollution, which comes from various man-made noises such as: Jackhammers, (car) horns, loud machinery (vehicles, e.t.c.), airplanes, this may interfere with our hearing, as these noises may be too loud…

All the environmental calamities the most disastrous and destructive is noise pollution. Noise pollution is a big issue that is faced by every citizen that is resting within the city. The origin of noise pollution comes from roads and Jail road is the most noise polluted road of Lahore as it was once declared as the ‘silence zone’ to reduce this issue. Jail road being one of the most longest and wider road of Lahore had witnessed the most number of accidents and traffic jams. It is place where…

Before we began walking as a group we took a few minutes to discuss what we thought we would hear during the Soundwalk. We assumed that we would be hearing the buzzing of busy Toronto streets, lots of cars and people continuing on their daily routines in the midst of Chinatown. We anticipated music coming from stores, the occasional ringing of a telephone and possibly an emergency vehicle alarm, but we didn’t know if all of these elements would be heard during our walk. We do not feel that the…

INTRODUCTION TO NOISE 2.1 SOUND: Sound is a form of energy that produces a sensation of hearing in our ears. Sound is produced by vibrating objects. The matter or substance through which sound is transmitted is called a medium. It can be solid, liquid or gas. Sound moves through the medium form the point of generation to the listener. When an object vibrates, it sets the molecules of medium around it vibrating. The molecules do not travel all the way from the vibrating…

You hear many sounds throughout the day. In the morning, the sound of your toaster, when your pop tarts are ready. At night, when your floor squeaks when you go to the bathroom. There are many noises throughout your day. The poem “Atoms of Sound” is about everyday noises are what form your days and nights. Throughout your day you hear many noises. The television turned up; chitchat on the telephone (lines 9-10). You can also hear your dogs. Their long claws clicking on the floor (lines 4-5).…

Would you want to be couped up inside an apartment all the time? Neither would your dog. A town dog park would benefit Muscatine by making resident dogs happier. The main argument against the dog park plan is that: "Noise from barking dogs and yelling owners will disturb nearby residents." (No Dog Park for Muscatine, paragraph 3, line 2.) This is silly because in Muscatine, noise complaints are only taken after 10:00 in the evening, while the dog park would close at sundown. If the…

effects of excessive hospital noise on patients, the article by Ryherd, Waye and Ljungkyist (2008) examines the effect of these high noise levels on unit staff. Ninety one percent of nurses surveyed felt that noise negatively affected them in their daily work, and almost half admitted to adjusting alarm levels so that they would not hear them. The literature review conducted by Ryherd et al. revelaed that staff take no action for the majority of audible alarms, which can explain why in Akansel…