2.1. Definitions of Noise Pollution Noise in generally can be defined as unwanted sound. Noise has many definitions depending on the sources of the sound and the effect to the recipients. (Zulkepli & Hazel‚ 2000). Noise is sound that can create an undesired physiological or psychological effect in a person‚ that may interfere with social between a person and group which include communication‚ work‚ rest‚ recreation‚ and sleep. (Davis & Cornwell‚ 2013). The word noise is suitable to define as unwanted
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Causes And Effects Of Noise Pollution 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. And can be termed as noise. Humans‚ animals‚ plants and even inert objects like buildings and bridges have been victims of the increasing noise pollution caused in the world. Be it human or machine-created‚ noise disrupts the activity and balance of life. While traffic dons the
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Report of assessment of Noise Pollution survey in Kolkata during Kali puja & Diwali Festivals- 2005 Introduction: The use of loudspeakers is regulated in terms of the Rules under the Environment Protection Act (1986) as well as the orders of the Supreme Court and the Calcutta High Court. The Police is empowered to enforce these rules and the orders. While the legal restrictions are mostly known by and large‚ special vigilance becomes necessary during festivals such as the Durga Puja‚ Kali Puja &
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Background to the study Noise is a disturbance to the human environment that is escalating at such a high rate that it will become a major threat to the quality of human lives. In the past thirty years‚ noise in all areas‚ especially in urban areas‚ has been increasing rapidly. There are numerous effects on the human environment due to the increase in noise pollution. Slowly‚ unresponsively‚ we seem to accept noise and the physiological and psychological deterioration that accompanies it as an inevitable
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Pollution Introduction Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability‚ disorder‚ harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy‚ such as noise‚ heat‚ or light. Pollutants‚ the elements of pollution‚ can be foreign substances or energies‚ or naturally occurring; when naturally occurring‚ they are considered contaminants when they exceed natural levels. Pollution became
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Noise pollution on rise in Rawalpindi‚ Islamabad RAWALPINDI‚ Nov 10: The problem of noise pollution in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad is aggravating day by day because of high traffic density and lack of traffic management‚ says a study carried out by Pakistan Enviromental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA). Among eight noise measurement locations in the twin cities‚ the study says‚ the daily maximum and equivalents were higher than the permissible limit of 85dB(A) of National Environmental
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at night to prevent the noise that disrupted sleep and caused annoyance to the citizens. Centuries later‚ some cities in Medieval Europe either banned horse drawn carriages and horses from the streets at night or covered the stone streets with straw to reduce noise and to ensure peaceful sleep for the residents.(Berglund & Lindval 2:1-195) In more recent times in Philadelphia‚ the framers of our Constitution covered nearby cobblestone streets with earth to prevent noise-induced interruptions
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Human Noise Pollution on Whitetail Deer Populations Table Of contents: Introduction 3 Literature Review 5 Methodology
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Noise pollution is a disturbance to the human environment that is escalating at such a high rate that it will become a major threat to the quality of human lives. Noises in all areas‚ especially in urban areas‚ have been increasing rapidly. Poor urban planning gives rise to noise pollution Sources of noise pollution The main source of noise pollution is transportation systems especially motor vehicle. The other sources are aircraft noise and rail noise. Besides transportation noise‚ other sources
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Recently‚ big cities such as Tokyo‚ Beijing‚ and Shanghai suffer from serious air and noise pollution because of the volume of passenger cars. Although passenger cars are one of the most convenient vehicles for residents‚ the governments should ban passenger cars because the volume of passenger cars cause environmental issues‚ health problems of citizens‚ and fearful effects on transport of emergency vehicle. First‚ although the unit sales of eco-friendly cars is increasing in big cities‚ there
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