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(How to Stay Healthy amid Indoor Noise Pollution)
Of course, one could also reduce noise emissions indoors by only purchasing electrical appliances with low noise emission levels. Dysfunctional electrical appliances also tend to make more noise and should be repaired.
6. Results and conclusion
As many experts reiterate, there is no cure for hearing that has been damaged by noise and noise pollution. In other words, noise pollution is a serious problem that can affect human beings in a variety of negative ways. Therefore, it is a problem that need to be dealt with effectively at home and at work and efforts should be made to ascertain whether the environment in which one works or relaxes is subject to noise pollution.
In terms of the research and literature on the topic, one point is very clear; there is a need for more in-depth research into the way that noise effects and impacts on the human beings and on the different environments in which they live. This also leads to the view that more informed and effective governmental polices and legislation is needed to deal with this increasing problem.
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The decibel (abbreviated dB) is the unit used to measure the intensity of a sound. (What is a decibel, and how is it measured?)
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What is a decibel, and how is it measured? Retrieved September 26, 2008, from http://www.howstuffworks.com/question124.htm
S. However, Russia continues to treat noise exposure as a minor problem. American physicians have associated some seemingly unrelated conditions to sound exposure. Long-term exposure to transportation noise has been associated with increased cardiovascular risk (Babisch, 2006). Hearing loss can occur at even low levels of sound that occur for an extended time (Sisto et al., 2007; Reuter et al., 2007; Dobie, 2007). Noise related hearing loss can occur in
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Air Pollution The air that surrounds us is a mixture of 78% nitrogen; 21% oxygen; less than 1% of carbon dioxide, argon, and other gases; and varying amounts of water vapor. Any other particles, gases or unoriginal constituents hanging in the air which are not part of its original composition are called 'Pollutants' and this kind of air is called Polluted Air. Even inhaling small amounts of such air pollutants can
The team analyzed samples for carcinogen-DNA adducts, biomarkers associated with increased cancer risk, and cotinine, a measure of secondhand tobacco smoke exposure. Based on prior findings in animal models, scientists believe only one-tenth of the dose of PAH passes from the mother to fetus through the placenta. Even so, the investigators found that newborns incurred DNA damage at a rate slightly higher than their mothers" (Wood, 2006). In other
NEBOSH Unit D According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the cost of workplace injuries and disease is in excess of $20 billion dollars per year. Obviously, these figures are alarming and would suggest that Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) should be a top priority for management. However, a survey from 2011 revealed that many companies have no written OHS policy and nearly half have no formalized occupational health and
During pollution peaks, this department informs residents and announces any traffic restriction measures decided on by the town hall. Air quality has distinctly improved over the past two years and these restrictions are becoming less frequent" (Energy Agency of Municipality, 2001). These are all local methods of measuring pollution. Another means through which one can measure the level of CO2 in the air and which was used in Italy is