Pollution

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-Pollution-

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Sound that is unwanted, unpleasant and
disrupts one’s quality of life and health
is called noise. When there is lot of
noise in the environment it is termed as
Noise Pollution.
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It is an underrated environmental
problem because of the fact that we
can’t see smell or taste it.
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World Health Organization stated:
“Noise must be recognized as a major
threat to human well being.

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OF NOISE POLUTTION
Man-Made Noise (30 - 140 dB):
Urban planning;
Industrialization;
Public transportation, cars;
Construction;
Children, people;
Events;
Domestic appliances;
Agriculture;
Alarm systems;
Military;
Environmental Noise:
Storms;
Rainfalls;
Thunder (often go up to 140 dB);
Call of animals etc;

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on humans:
Increases stress.
Causes irritability.
Soars blood pressure.
Affects the sleep cycle.
This leads to hearing impairment.
Damages cognitive functions.

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Ability to attract a mate;
Communicate;
Navigate;
Find food;
Avoid predators;
Hearing ability;
on animals:

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5 countries:
1) Mumbai (Bombay), India
2) Kolkata, India
3) Cairo, Egypt
4) New York City, United States
5) Delhi, India
Tokyo, Japan
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Shanghai, China

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Let’s do it together
Reduce sound in your space
Turn off electronics
Mask noise
Close windows
Build a fence
Plant trees
Install quiet spaces
Electric cars
Earplugs
Headphones
Government regulations
Education
Convince others/ Be social