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Noise Pollution
Noise is considered as pollution if it badly affects human and wildlife activity, or if it can damage physical structures on a recurring or regular basis. Sources of noise pollution include transportation and construction systems, and mechanical equipments.
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Why should you be concerned about too much noise or noise pollution?
Too much noise pollution can have several adverse effects on people in society:
1) lack of sleep
2) lack of rest
3) high blood pressure
4) constant stress, even if low-grade
5) anxiety
What is indoor noise pollution?
Indivisible houses can create noise pollution, Cardiff Council's had studied and says that Noise is one of the most pervasive pollutant. A musical clock may be nice to listen during the day, but may be an irritant during sleep at night. Noise by definition is "sound without value" or "any noise that is unwanted by the recipient". Noise in industries such as stone cutting and crushing, steel forgings , loudspeakers, shouting by hawkers selling their wares, movement of heavy transport vehicles, railways and airports
It is therefore of utmost importance that excessive noise is controlled. Noise level is measured in terms of decibels (dB). W.H.O. (World Health Organization) has prescribed optimum noise level as 45 dB by day and 35 dB by night. Anything above 80 dB is hazardous.
Sources of noise pollution:
Noise pollution is a growing problem. All human activities contribute to noise pollution to varying extent. Sources of noise pollution are many and may be located indoors or outdoors.
Indoor sources:include noise produced by radio, television, generators, electric fans, air coolers, air conditioners, different home appliances, and family conflict. Noise pollution is more in cities due to a higher concentration of population and industries and activities such as transportation. Noise like other pollutants is a by product of industrialization, urbanization and modern civilization.
Noise can be one person's enjoyment and the cause of another's headache. The level and frequency of noise will be acceptable to one person and not to another. Excessive noise can reduce a person's quality of life, causing sleepless nights, stress and in some cases, anger.
The council has a duty to investigate complaints of noise issuing from a domestic or commercial premises, a vehicle alarm or mechanical equipment, under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 Part III - Statutory Nuisance and the Noise Act 1996. We are unable to deal with complaints relating to road traffic or public order offences.
Effects of noise pollution:
Noise pollution is highly annoying and irritating. Noise disturbs sleep, causes hypertension (high blood pressure), emotional problems such as aggression, mental depression and annoyance. Noise pollution adversely affects efficiency and performance of individuals.
How much air pollution comes from motor vehicles such as cars and?
30% of the air pollution comes from vehicels such as cars or trucks
How do you reduce noise in a video?
this is why you see a fuzzy cover over microphones. it filters the background noise making a clearer sound. However the quality of the microphone is usually the reason why your video sound sucks. your surroundings geography has A small impact also
What are the causes of sound polution?
Noise Pollution or Sound Pollution is when the exposure of people or animals to levels of sound that are annoying, stressful, or damaging to the ears. Although loud and frightening sounds are part of nature, only in recent centuries has much of the world become urban, industrial, and chronically noisy. The machines used in factories make noise throughout the day, and this disturbs the peaceful atmosphere in the vicinity, as machines used without proper covering lead to sound pollution. Noise is one of the most pervasive pollution in America.
Most noise pollution comes from machines, especially automobiles, trucks, and aircraft. Construction equipment, farm machines, and the din of machinery inside factories can be dangerously loud. Some home appliances, shop tools, lawnmowers, and leaf blowers can also be noisy, as are guns, firecrackers, and some toys. Even music, when played at very high volume, particularly through personal headphones, is as damaging to the ears as a roaring chain saw.
Can loud noises effect fish health?
Constant loud noises can cause stress in fish, which can lead to loss of appetite or other health problems. If the loud noise is a one time occurrence or does not happen often, the effects on the health of your fish will be minimal if any.
What should we do to decrease noise pollution?
One very effective way to reduce motorcycle noise pollution is for states, cities and towns to adopt and enforce the EPA label law. All motorcycles made after 1982 must have an EPA noise certified exhaust with a label embossed into the muffler. It's illegal under federal law to replace the noise certified exhaust with one that isn't certified or to tamper with the legal muffler to make more noise.
The city of Denver enacted an EPA label-based ordinance in 2007 and in less than two years mostly solved their motorcycle noise pollution problem with consistent enforcement and fines starting at $500. There's more information about this at the Maine Citizens For Quiet Motorvehicles Facebook page.
What is RA 8749 Clean air act?
is an act help to reduce air pollution in the philippines though the law also seek to protect our environment from damages cause by air pollution.
Does metamucil help with stomach noises?
I don't believe it does. in fact I think it can cause stomach noise. I have had awful stomach noises and been embarrassed in public so I stopped taking Metamucil and so far the sounds have stopped. Stomach nose comes from too much gas which can be caused by Metamucil or other foods.
What are the example of semantic noise?
What are the examples of semantic noise What are the examples of semantic noise
What happens to gas that cause pollution in the space?
It dissipates. There is plenty of room for it to do so
Definition Description of air pollution noise pollutionwater pollution?
Air pollution is the introduction of chemicals, particulate matter, or biological materials that cause harm and discomfort to humans or other living organisms and other damages the natural environment.
Smog is apart of air pollution; it is formed when a layer of cool air is trapped beneath a layer of still warmer air. The mixture of substance is produced by the evaporation waste of hydrocarbons, combined with nitrogen dioxide, oxygen, and sunlight produce the photochemical smog, besides that optical effect it causes an increase of ozone in the lower atmosphere and the health conditions of the particular organism living in such an area.
What is the top noise level for humans?
The threshold of pain between 120 and 140 dBSPL is the top limit.
What is the LAW in the Philippines concerning noise pollution?
if u r a victim of 2am karaoke or wake up to balut! sales, then i understand your question ;-)
as far as i know, no law exists for entire country... if ever, specific areas may have ordinances but they still require enforcement. for example, there is an area of ft. bonifacio global city that prohibits construction work after 9pm (bawal) AND it is enforced -- but that's only because many VIPs live near this area and provide the means to "inspire" local government to enforce the ordinance.
Also, some local government officials support noise inducing activities, such as in the case of Muntinlupa City where government officials from mayor down to village councilors have this program of lending for free, chairs, tables and tents if residents want to conduct party or drinking session in the middle of the street. Such parties will never be complete without full blast karaoke/videoke, where party/drinking attendants sing at any time they want. You could even have such street closed for your party.
How do humans contribute to noise pollution?
Humans contribute to noise pollution by raising the volume of certain household gadgets, together with using the horns of their cars, and using noisy apparatuses.
What noise maker made the most noise during soccer competition?
Vuvuzela and police whistling
noise of loudspeakers and people
Water quality act and clean air act 1964?
Land and Water Conservation Act of 1964
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The United States' Land and Water Conservation Fund(LWCF) is a Federal program that was established by Act of Congress in 1964 to provide funds and matching grants to federal, state and local governments for the acquisition of land and water, and easements on land and water, for the benefit of all Americans.[1] The main emphases of the fund are recreation and the protection of national natural treasures in the forms of parks and protected forest and wildlife areas. The LWCF has a broad-based coalition of support and oversight, including the National Parks Conservation Association, The Wilderness Society, and the Land Trust Alliance.
The primary source of income to the fund is fees paid to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement by companies drilling offshore for oil and gas. Congress regularly diverts most of the funds from this source to other purposes, however. Additional minor sources of income include the sale of surplus federal real estate and taxes on motorboat fuel.[1]
Funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund have been utilized over the years on projects both large and small. LWCF has helped state agencies and local communities acquire nearly seven million acres (28,000 km²) of land and easements controlling further land, developed project sites including such popular recreational areas as Harper's Ferry in West Virginia, California's Big Sur Coast, and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in Montana, helped maintain Yellowstone National Park, and helped to build and maintain "thousands of local playgrounds, soccer fields, and baseball diamonds."[2]
Though LWCF is authorized with a budget cap of $900 million annually, this cap has been met only twice during the program's nearly four decades of existence.
The program is divided into two distinct funding pools: state grants and federal acquisition funds. The distribution formula takes into account population density and other factors.
On the federal side, each year, based on project demands from communities as well as input from the federal land management agencies, the President makes recommendations to Congress regarding funding for specific LWCF projects. In Congress, these projects go through an Appropriations Committee review process. Given the intense competition among projects, funding is generally only provided for those projects with universal support. Initially authorized for a twenty-five-year period, the LWCF has been extended for another twenty-five years, its current mandate running until January 2015.
Notes- ^ a b Land and Water Conservation Fund, Lands and Realty Management, USDA Forest Service
- ^ Federal Programs: Land and Water Conservation Fund, Trust for Public Land
- Federal Programs: Land and Water Conservation Fund
- National Park Service: Land and Water Conservation Fund programs
- (The Conservation Fund) Mike McQueen, 2000. "Land and Water Conservation Fund: An assessment of its past, present and future"
Some of the major types of water pollutants are chemical pollution, nutrient pollution, and microbial pollution. Ways to reduce microbiological pollution are by having facilities to clean the water. To reduce nutrient pollution stop using fertilizers and to reduce chemical pollution monitor companies more closely to stop them from dumping chemicals into the water.
