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This is a textbook a collection of scientific facts for study and not a research journal. Noise pollution, also known as environmental noise or sound pollution, is the propagation of noise with harmful impact on the activity of human or animal life. Sound becomes noise only it becomes unwanted and when it becomes more than that it is referred to as noise. Unfortunately, attempts at pollution control are often surpassed by the scale of the problem. The term pollution refers primarily to the fouling of air, water, and land by wastes see air pollution. The health effects of environmental noise vii recommendation 1. Featured book pediatric hypertension published 2017 new books and journals are available every day car exhaust air pollutants in cities across the globe the personal automobile is the single greatest polluter as emissions from more than a billion. This statistical data is taken from the noise mapping carried out by nantes in accordance with european directive 200249ec of 25 june 2002. The previous chapters in this book illustrate the multifarious nature of issues surrounding the understanding and control of sound that is out of place. Environmental issues national council of educational. Noise pollution is indispensable not only for the concerned citizen but for all those who can, and must, take immediate and effective action in our unquiet crisis.
This is a free book for students who have environmental science as a compulsory subject in undergraduate colleges. Effects of industrial noise pollution help save nature. Noise pollution, also known as environmental noise or sound pollution, is the propagation of noise with ranging impacts on the activity of human or animal life, most of them harmful to a degree. Environmental noise an overview sciencedirect topics. Pdf ce6011 air pollution management apm books, lecture. It is more severe and widespread than ever before, and it will continue to increase in magnitude and. Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. Eoin a king this book offers an introduction to the concept of environmental noise pollution. The source of most noise worldwide is mainly caused by atmospheric noise environmental noise occupational noise such as industrial machines, transportation systems and indoor noise generated by machines particularly in some workplaces, building activities, domestic appliances and music performances etc. Mar 08, 2018 dr eoin king, assistant professor of acoustics and author of the book environmental noise pollution, calls noise the ignored pollutant. Poor urban planning may give rise to noise disintegration or pollution, sideby. This noise can be caused by transport, industrial, and recreational activities noise is frequently described as unwanted sound. Within this context, environmental noise is generally present in some form in all areas of human, animal, or environmental activity.
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Indeed, environmental noise pollution is an inherently spatial phenomenon. Sound wave propagation, speed of propagation, sound intensity and sound power. Environmental pollution, types, causes, impact and management. It varies across geographic space depending on the location of. Noise pollution is the excessive noise that may harm the activity or balance of human being. Dr eoin king, assistant professor of acoustics and author of the book environmental noise pollution, calls noise the ignored pollutant. Cover the core theoretical concepts and principles surrounding the mechanics of noise pollution as well as the evidence base linking noise with public health concerns this is an important, unique book that bridges the gap between data and action between what is known about, and what needs to be done, to reduce noise pollution. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat or light. Noise pollution, which is also referred to as sound pollution, can be defined as the spread of noise which causes adverse effects on the environment, including humans and animals.
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