"Noise pollution" refers to excessive or unwanted sounds in the environment that can be irritating, harmful or disrupt normal activities, causing disturbance or discomfort to people or animals.
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Research seeking to understand the impacts
of noise pollution in the marine environment document threats to whales and fish.
In addition to recorded decreases in equipment maintenance costs, zero emission buses also run quieter than conventional buses, reducing
noise pollution in the areas they service.
It also provides a baseline for assessing the potential impact of
noise pollution from increases in shipping traffic made possible by sea ice loss.
It is true that women enjoy a bit of chatter, but too much of it will be considered
noise pollution by your mature man.
Just think about
how noise pollution affects the stress and health levels of humans - it can be far - reaching and significant.
He added that the plant operators have been issued a violation
for noise pollution, but stressed that there is not much the local government can do.
The petition also asserts that the requested speed reduction would mitigate
underwater noise pollution and air pollution, including greenhouse gas emissions, from vessel traffic.
This fascinating area of research will certainly help us better manage
human noise pollution threats in the marine environment.
Local residents complain
about noise pollution and streets packed with cars with Eastern European license plates, according to the newspaper.
The study also revealed that high
noise pollution levels within protected areas were in specific locations, where noise reduction techniques may best be targeted.
The first priority is to make cars, trains and planes quieter, as this reduces
noise pollution at source.
Their goal is to minimize the amount of sound the surveys produce and reduce risks the surveys and other underwater human
noise pollution poses to vulnerable marine life.
The results summarized predictions of existing sound levels, estimates of natural sound levels, and the amount that anthropogenic noise raises levels above natural levels, which is
considered noise pollution.
It is a widespread practical application of this noise - trauma - alert principle — and an increasing source of
noise pollution worldwide as the global traffic population grows.
The researchers say this is explained by the fact that
urban noise pollution, most of which comes from traffic, tends to be at a lower pitch.
Environmental issues discussed at the conference
included noise pollution, construction waste, sewage treatment, and water pollution.
While the studies are ongoing, the legislation requires monitoring of air, water and
noise pollution from existing mining locations.
We, unfortunately, are responsible
for noise pollution, causing distress to some ocean creatures, among them whales.
Glad they're introducing trees to
reduce noise pollution for everyone though, as the lack of that was getting on my nerves!
Scientists researching the effects of
noise pollution in mice used silence on the control group.
High levels
of noise pollution were also found in critical habitat for endangered species, namely in endangered plant and insect habitats.
Along with being active and breathing in less air pollution, also suprising, less
noise pollution also contributes in reducing death rates.
As part of a global effort called LIDO (Listening to the Deep Ocean) to study the effects of
noise pollution on marine mammals, NEPTUNE hosts several underwater microphones tuned to pick up sounds of animals passing by.
Other impacts of tight oil include potentially significant water, air, and
noise pollution around drilling sites, and the risk of oil spills by the trucks, trains, and pipes that transport extracted shale oil to refineries.
The seven families from Banteer claim they have been severely impacted, particularly
through noise pollution, since the -LSB-...]
These templates can be instantaneously sent to the CEO or the Director of an organisation or industry
creating noise pollution in an area otherwise quiet and calm.
Beyond his family ties, Vallone has established thousands of dollars in scholarship funds for Queens high school students and based his campaign platform on a mix of progressive issues — such as women's access to birth control — and local issues
like noise pollution from overhead flights.
I hate car alarms as much as the next guy, but make a feature film — with Tim Robbins and William Hurt — as a thinly - veiled diatribe
against noise pollution?
Based on the spontaneous behavior scores, dogs receiving DM were more sedated while kept in an environment with
less noise pollution [40 — 45 dB (Control +)-RSB- compared to more noisy conditions [80 — 85 dB (Noise 2)-RSB-.
This final display also includes Lawrence Abu Hamdan's The All - Hearing (2014), a single - channel video that
examines noise pollution in Cairo.
Business Green reports that the entire last episode of Blue Planet II is dedicated to humanity's impact on the oceans, exploring a myriad of issues including climate change, plastics pollution, overfishing and
even noise pollution too.
Shape Up Your Insulation Not only for the sake of your heating and electricity bills, good quality insulation in your home will significantly reduce the internal disturbance from
external noise pollution.
Compression - release («Jake») braking, a form of engine braking used almost exclusively on diesel engines, produces extreme amounts of
noise pollution if there is no muffler on the intake manifold of the engine.