Noise Pollution

Noise pollution requires two thing: a source of unpleasant, overly loud or unwanted noise and a person to be bothered by the noise. The criteria for the noise levels and sources are often set out in municipal or other guidelines which specify decibel levels and times of permissible noise. The "bother" caused by the noise is much more difficult to quantify and legal measures usually fall back on terms such as "loss of enjoyment of property"These two criteria are most often met in urban settings (cities, towns, etc.) The sources can be traffic, industrial processes, music or construction.

Noise pollution can also occur in places where silence is seen as an aesthetic consideration. This would include areas such as nature preserves, meditative centres, and other places people go to "enjoy peace and quiet". The decibel level of noise pollution in such areas can be much lower.

The solution to noise pollution is,

1. To restrict vehicular horns upto a certain frequency, no high frequency horns must be sold in the markets. 2. Have large size banners or boards with no horn or limited horn symbols 3. Educate students, employees, drivers of all vehicles about the noise pollution in masses. 4. Start off huge rallies against noise pollution 5. Have sound detectors near offices, hospitals, educational institutions and residential areas. 6. Punish those who violate this rule by imposing fine. 7. Keep factories far from cities areas. 8. Proper city management of cities and towns should be done.
Some towns and cities actually have laws and limist as to the noise pollution that its citizens can make. Other places, like golf courses or nature reserves, are also considered to be "quieter" places with less noise pollution. There are some things that all people can do to help lower their own levels of noise pollution that they - and hopefully others around them - produce.

*Rake leaves by hand, don't use a noisy leaf blower.

*Trim bushes or shrubs by hand, don't use a noisy bush trimmer.

*Sound proof rooms that might have music conducted in them, like a room with a piano or if someone in the hosue plays drums or guitar or whatever. This can be done simply with curtains, window inserts, carpeting, and closing windows and doors.

*Don't blast music on the radio or computer or speakers. Be considerate of your own ears and those of other around you.

*Don't slam doors / car doors, close them eaily and with only as much force as needed. (People don't usually think of this, but imagine - how loud is it when you slam your car door? Pretty tolerable. But imagine thousands of people doing so. Now that can start to get loud.

*Turn off the TV or radio when you aren't actually fully listening to it.

*Train your dog not to bark so much.

*Don't yell. Have civil conversations. Call someone or go find them instead of yelling across the street for them, for example.

*Plant trees and bushes around you house. They help keep the air clean, absorb sound, give privacy, and add nice design and looks to a house.

*Do noisy things (dishes, hammering, ect.) over or on a rubber mat to reduce noise.

*Put carpets, rugs, mats, throw rugs, ect. in your house / mats outside.

*Put fabric window coverings instead of plastic or wooden shades / blinds.

*Don't rev up a motorcycle or car unless it is actually needed for the drive.

*Don't beep your carn horn "just because", make sure it is a legitamate reason.
We can control noise pollution by not listening songs in loudspeaker

Pursuant to FWRC 19.105.040 Regulation of work hours. Development activities and heavy equipment operations are only permitted between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Saturday, and are not permitted on Sundays or holidays observed by the city, unless otherwise allowed. Should your construction activity within the City limits need to extend passed 8:00 p.m. then a written request to the director must be submitted in advance, including a description of the specific exception requested; proposed temporary construction mitigation measures for any related impacts such as traffic, noise, and glare; and an analysis of how the request meets the following criteria:

(i) The work will not result in substantial adverse impacts to surrounding properties.

(ii) The exception is necessary to avoid undue delay of project completion and/or long-term inconvenience or disruption to the public.

Air pollution (any toxic matter going into the air)

* from vehicle fumes * carbon dioxide from fossil fuel * methane from farting livestock * methane from melting tundra and swamps * spray cans and their propellants (hair sprays, insect sprays, deodorants etc) * leaks and accidents from nuclear power plants or explosives

Water pollution (any toxic matter going into underground water, waterways, lakes, rivers and oceans)

* rain washing oil spills off roadways and into stormwater drains which lead into waterways. * spills from oil tankers at sea * legal and illegal discharges from factories * toxic waste seeping from landfill (rubbish dumps) into the water table and our drinking water supply * acid rain (raindrops absorb toxic air pollution and become acidic)

Land and soil pollution (any toxic matter going onto land)

* rain washing oil spills off roadways and onto land

* spills from pipes and tankers on land, * chemical spills from tankers in traffic accidents

* legal and illegal discharges from factories * toxic waste seeping from landfill (rubbish dumps) into the surrounding soil * acid rain (raindrops absorb toxic air pollution and become acidic) (Noise pollution, loud noise, can damage people's hearing.)

Pollution can only be controlled by strong environmental laws that are correctly enforced by police and state.

Environmental pollution is definitely a serious threat for the entire world in this age of development and industrialization. The pollution in developed cities is rising at a fast pace according to the reports of several environmental scientists. Environmental protection is the need of the hour and countries across the world are working on developing technologies and imposing certain restrictions to reduce or control environmental pollution. There have been many meetings on the international level between executives and ministers of different nations to curb environmental pollution.

Personal Pollution: Personal pollution means the harmful effect of a bad and improper lifestyle on the human body which can lead to diseases and disorders. Smoking, drinking and irregular eating habits are the main causes of personal pollution

Personal Pollution

Are you polluting yourself?

Personal pollution is the contamination of one's body and lifestyle with detrimental actions. This may include:

· Excessive smoking, drinking or drug abuse

· Emotional or physical abuse

· Poor living conditions and habits

· Poor personal attitudes

In some cases, personal pollution may be inflicted by caregivers, while in other cases it is caused by voluntary actions. Taking positive steps in your life can help eliminate this and other types of pollution so you can lead a more productive, satisfying life.

Everywhere the world over, people seem to be worried over pollutions of all kinds- air, water, soil, sound, etc. But no one seems to give a thought to the other kinds of pollutions, those that also affect your day to day lives. Have you ever been in a situation where your olfactory system has collapsed, inundated with a gamut of smells? Cigarettes, sweat, paan, headache inducing perfumes, bad breath, body odour? Ever wondered how people co-exist happily in crowded places, how no one feels the need to complain of smells that are way beyond your levels of tolerance? Everyone seems to hold themselves, just so that they appear polite, what else! And the most annoying thing is the yawns, coughs and sneezes that are so merrily liberated in the atmosphere. Men and women in senior positions, highly educated, self proclaimed sophists, find nothing wrong in not holding their kerchieves or even a crossed hand, for that matter, while coughing, sneezing or yawning. Imagine sitting in a crowded room with four to five persons coughing in turns, an equal number of them sneezing (What to do, the AC is on!) and rarely bothering to cover their mouths. And surprisingly, not many seem to have any objection to this. The computer operator keeps keying even when someone peers through his shoulder and coughs loudly, the assistants dont mind their boss turning his head a little and sneezing, with a loud burst of salival splatter. What would you do when your boss's mouth spouts the most horrid breath ever known to humankind? You have no way to escape, nor can you garner courage to atleast make him aware of his foul smell. Wonder how nobody ever mentions to the gang of bachelor colleagues that far from masking their sweaty body odour, the garish perfume that they are wearing actually induces nasal spasms in those around them. And what do you do when the merry commuter in the bus you are about to overtake suddenly showers you with the gutkha from his mouth? Poor thing, he could'nt bear the brunt of the burning in his mouth and just sought to releive himself through the only outlet available to him at the time. Never mind that you are left gnawing your teeth in anger, for you can never stop the bus and pull him out for a thrashing. Women seem to be following men in this reagards with earnest zest. Wet hair spewing stink when kept knotted , the half dried and quarter washed mehndi in the hair completing the frame. All the hairsprays, gels, lotions, flavoured lipsticks and the muck that is passed off as make-up brews a lethal concoction when inhaled by someone sitting closer. How do you make someone see that a perfume is best enjoyed in a dab and not litres, and that in combining two very different perfumes, you end up killing both of them? When space is at a premium and each one is entitled to his own personal space, however small, it becomes imperative that any type of space is left as clean as possible, the air surrounding it included.

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pesonal pollution to me is something that makes the surroundings more icky and just not good to live in, and eventually destroys life.

personal pollution on several levels:

Envoirnmental = litering, burining waste, smoking, aerosol cans (hairspray), farting (methane release), driving, plastics and using non recycleables.

Physical = eating bad unhealthy foods, not exercising, smoking, drug use/abuse, not sleeping properly.

Mental = negative thinking, negative talking, putting down others, not supporting others or self, general negative attitudes.