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air and noise pollution control

by yoan
(miami, florida)

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What about air and noise pollution control? What are the health efffects and issues that are caused by noise polution on the human body?

Barry's Response - Yoan:

Most people think of ears only - even when doing noise assessments in the course of my work, that is generally the only concern. However my research has found that things like blood pressure can also be affected.

Have a look at this:

http://www.ayubmed.edu.pk/JAMC/PAST/16-2/Rashid.htm

Here is an excerpt from

http://cpreec.org/04_articles/pollution_health/pollution_health.html

Noise is unwanted sound and has become a part of urban life and industrial centres in this century. Noise pollution may come from loudspeakers, factories, aeroplanes, moving trains, construction activity or even a radio.

Noise level of 80 decibels or more for more than 8 hours a day increases tension and changes in breathing patterns. Continued exposure to high levels of noise results in fatigue, hearing loss or even total loss of hearing, changes in blood circulation, changes in breathing, etc. Noise pollution above 120 decibels can cause many adverse biochemical changes. Cholesterol levels in the blood and white cell counts increase, besides causing hypertension.

When dealing with air and noise pollution control, we can't forget the effects of noise-related stress either:

http://www.fi.edu/brain/stress.htm

Hope these help.

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malaysia is a very noisy country because of the muslims
by: Anonymous

In Malaysia, the Malays account for 99% of the noise pollution in residential areas where peace and quiet is paramount. These inconsiderate people yell through loudspeakers from their mosque from morning to night, as late as 11.30pm (I am not making this up). I am pretty sure the same can be said for any islamic country. I hear these islamic indoctrinators that now infest non-islamic countries are also trying to force other people to give in to their unreasonable demands in regards to this issue. Ask yourselves? Who else yells so loudly with such frequency everyday, disturbing everyone else from activities that demand peace and quiet such as studying or sleeping/napping? The answer..no one else! Only these arrogant, loud and fanatical people.

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Noise pollution in our daily lives
by: sonica

Noise pollution is a serious health hazard affecting lot of people across the world. When we speak of noise pollution, we think of factories, traffic, airplanes etc, but I think noise pollution is prevalent even in our home. You should check the level of noise from your TV set, radio or music system. When we are enjoying the sound, there are others who find the same noise troublesome. So lower down the volume, whenever you have some electronic equipment at full blast.

I liked the article posted here, and the informatin is thought provoking, making me look for more material on this site. You can help people by giving tips on how to curb noise pollution

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High Blood Presure
by: Ange

I think this is a valubale website. My parents live near an airport and have high blood presure problem. I did not know this could be caused by noise pollution. I would like to see more about health problems ans noise pollution and if there is anything that can be done about it besides moving.

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Constant noise does lead to fatigue
by: Christine

I agree that noise pollution is more than just about sounds that hurt your ear. When I used to work in a factory, the constant drumming of the machines actually increased our fatigue - it was like our bodies were on alert listening to the sounds. When they finally gave us earphones, our productivity actually improved!

It'd be great if you could post some more information about successful ways to combat different types of noise pollution.

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