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‚ the
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IS-318: Mitigation Planning for Local and Tribal Communities Course Date 10/31/2013* *This course has been reviewed for doctrine related changes and therefore is dated October 31‚ 2013. We recommend that you review the contents of the course and look over the updated materials. If you have already passed the exam for this course‚ you are not required to complete the exam again in order to be current in your training by FEMA EMI records. If you choose to retake the exam‚ your completion certificate
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introduction Noise pollution is the disturbing or excessive noise that may harm the activity or balance of human or animal life. The source of most outdoor noise worldwide is mainly caused bymachines and transportation systems‚ motor vehicles‚ aircraft‚ and trains.[1][2] Outdoor noise is summarized by the word environmental noise. Poor urban planning may give rise to noise pollution‚ since side-by-side industrial and residential buildings can result in noise pollution in the residential areas.
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Oil Spill Mitigation Planning and Monetary Recovery Andrew Fossa Saint Petersburg College Administrative Law Kenneth Afienko Abstract FOSSA A (2012) Saint Petersburg College Oil spill mitigation planning and monetary recovery A small Gulf Coast Community in Florida has requested the implementation of a contingency plan in the event of an oil spill that affects the coast line. This paper discusses the regulations‚ and laws that govern an oil spill and who is responsible for monetary and
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Mitigation Strategies and Solutions Topic: Energy Conservation By: Barry Auman Sci/275 The topic that selected is energy conservation because it is a big environmental problem that we need to work on to save the environment. This problem is very serious when energy is an expensive source and a very useful one. This problem causes environmental pollution and it needs to be reduced in order to make the earth a safer and healthier place. We all need to do our part to address this problem
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Nos. (632) 743.8301 to 23 Fax No. (632) 711.6744 Website: www.doh.gov.ph 1. Technology Resource Center (TRC) 2/F‚ Jacinta II Building EDSA‚ Guadalupe‚ Makati City Trunkline: 822.9712/822.5087/822.5418 loc. 201/203 Website: www.trc.dost.gov.ph 2. Water Quality Association of the
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River Pollution River pollution is form of water pollution that refers to the contamination of rivers. River pollution occurs when waste and different other pollutants are discharged into river without being properly treated. River pollution has negative effect on aquatic ecosystems. The negative impact on plants and animals often leads to decline in species‚ and sometimes even to extinction of entire species (Yangtze River dolphin). River pollution also leads to decrease in freshwater resources
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➢ Environmental pollution is contamination of air‚ water and land from man-made waste that causes instability‚ disorder‚ harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms. ➢ Pollution leads to depletion of the ozone layer‚ global warming and climate change. ➢ Pollutants are the elements of pollution. A pollutant is a waste material that pollutes air‚ water or soil. Three factors determine the severity of a pollutant: its chemical nature‚ the concentration
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Mitigation Strategies and Solutions Final Project: Energy conservation is a process that every one in the world should be aware of not just for the rising cost of energy that is used by the consumer‚ but also the destruction that it can stop on the earths resources. Energy conservation is the reducing or eliminating of unnecessary energy use and waste by decreasing the quantity of energy used for achieving the same outcome. There are many tools that can be used for energy conservation Focus
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of types of pollution. Industrial pollution is the air‚ water‚ and chemical pollution caused by industries. There has always been pollution. Industrial pollution began when our country went through the Industrial Revolution. Most all parts of the world are affected in some way by industrial pollution. Big cities with steel mills‚ power plants‚ heating plants‚ or railroad stations feel the direct effects of industrial pollution. The smog‚ smell‚ and contamination of food or water are some direct
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