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Noise pollution
About: Noise pollution is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 4455 publications have been published within this topic receiving 67192 citations.
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TL;DR: In this paper, an acoustical environment survey was carried out in six similar air conditioned landscaped offices in which human speech was considered to be the major source of complaint and both questionnaire and physical noise measurement were administrated.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarized the results from the 1975 British railway noise study and found that people in Great Britain appear to find high levels of railway noise to be somewhat less annoying than high levels from other sources.
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TL;DR: The level of traffic-generated noise pollution in Kuwait urban area is high enough to adversely affect the human health and well-being of its residents, and the quality of life in metropolitan Kuwait will certainly be negatively affected.
Abstract: This study was carried out in metropolitan Kuwait with a sound level meter to assess peak hour and off-peak hour noise level. In local/collector streets, noise ranged between 56.0 to 79.2 dBA and 55.3 to 76.4 dBA; in arterial streets, 62.3 to 89.2 dBA and 59.6 to 78.9 dBA; and in freeways, 66.7 to 94.8 dBA and 64.9 to 89.1 dBA during peak and off-peak hour respectively. Values were higher than their prescribed standards which may pose a significant impact on quality of life. Findings of this research have shown that the level of traffic-generated noise pollution in Kuwait urban area is high enough to adversely affect the human health and well-being of its residents. Over 1,400 subjects responded to a randomly administered survey that assessed the physical health, personal well-being, and mental health. People residing in neighborhoods exposed to higher noise levels have significantly higher stress and noise annoyance levels and also adversely affected their sense of well-being. In the responder analysis, those people living in quiet neighborhoods had significantly higher mean scores in general health (35 points higher, p < 0.05), sense of vitality (30 points higher, p < 0.05), and mental health (20 points higher, p < 0.05) when compared to the other group. In addition, the component scores of stress and noise sensitivity for the participants living in quiet neighborhoods had significantly lower values (30 points lower and 59 points lower, respectively) than that of the participants living in noisy neighborhood. With the rapid expansion of the infrastructures in metropolitan Kuwait, it is virtually definite that traffic noise will shortly assume a dangerous dimension, and will be a ground of escalating fear for both the public and liable policy-makers. The quality of life in metropolitan Kuwait will certainly be negatively affected.
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TL;DR: This review examines the effects of noise pollution on the cardiovascular system, with a particular focus on non-auditory effects such as noise-induced arterial hypertension.
Abstract: Noise exposure modifies the function of multiple organs and systems. Acute noise exposure - both in laboratory settings where traffic noise is simulated and in real-life working environments - can cause increases in blood pressure, heart rate and cardiac output. This review examines the effects of noise pollution on the cardiovascular system, with a particular focus on non-auditory effects such as noise-induced arterial hypertension.
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TL;DR: Values were higher than their prescribed standards which may pose a significant impact on quality of life in Lucknow city.
Abstract: Automobiles, construction, festivals, factories, stations, diesel shades, garages and workshops are sources of noise. Vehicles are increasing enormously beyond the carrying capacity of the road. Study was carried out at 12 locations with sound level meter to assess day time and night time noise levels of Lucknow city. In residential areas, noise ranged between 67.7 to 78.9 and 52.9 to 56.4; in commercial cum traffic areas 74.8 to 84.2 and 68.2 to 74.9 and in industrial areas 76.9-77.2 and 72.2-73.1 dB(A) during day and night time respectively. Values were higher than their prescribed standards which may pose a significant impact on quality of life.
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