witness the amount of traffic noise that was coming from the road near where I was staying. My parents own a house there, which was why I was there, to help renovate it. The reason for my observation was due to the new windows that had been erected on the front side of the house facing the road. Here you could clearly hear the intensity of the noise and I used the Sound App on my phone to find that it measured 55 decibels. It occurred to me that this kind of pollution can be destructive to health
Pollution has been present on Earth for a long time. It started getting worse and affecting even more the environment during the last decades. Many events were a huge mark on the evolution of pollution. After World War II, the materials produced caused the pollution to get much more serious. The synthetic materials produced have multiple problems, since they are toxic to the environment and they are not biodegradable, meaning that they will not deteriorate. (http://www.pollutionissues.com/Fo-Hi/History
Noise Pollution Caused by Cars Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date: Noise from vehicles may be caused by vehicle repairs, alarms fitted in cars, hoots and refrigerators parked in vehicles. There are a number of strategies that are employed to reduce the effects of noise pollution caused by vehicles and promote a positive behavior while using vehicles. This includes: legislations on high noise levels that aim at reducing noise and taking stern actions on those who violate the laws. This is done
Pollution in cities 1. Introduction People initially thought that the environment was so vast that the waste products generated by human activity and our complex needs could easily be absorbed. Due to an increase in the number of people who inhabit cities the generation of waste products has increased to such an extent that it has exceeded the environment’s ability to absorb such waste (Fyfe 1990). This state of affairs not only presents a risk to people’s health, but also threatens ecosystems. Waste
Over the past decades noise pollution has received increased attention and Studies has reported that noise pollution is one of the environmental hazard affecting human, the effects ranges from annoyance to difficulty in falling asleep, which latter leads to high blood pressure (WHO 2005; Ugwuanyi et al., 2005; Den Boer and Schroten 2007; Tetreault et al 2013 ). Although, noise pollution has been one of environmental concerns as early as the inception of civilization when man was introduced to technology
roads leading to the mines. The State Pollution Control Board thereupon declared the tourist zone as a sensitive area. According to a newspaper report published in the year 2012, due to fire in the cracker factory in Shivakashi (Tamil Nadu) nearly 36 workers were killed and 75 seriously injured. More than 300 workers were working in the factory at the time when it caught fire on 5th September, 2012. According to the police, the license of the factory had expired just a day before the fire incident
Pollution is the insertion of contaminants into the environment that cause unfavorable shift. There are some types of pollution: Air pollution is caused by emission of harmful substances into the atmosphere. One key factor is the pollution of automobile exhaust. With advances in technology, the number of vehicles on the roads increases extremely, which ultimately increases the level of atmospheric pollution. Not to mention the fact that different industries such as cement, steel, coal, petrochemical
Noise pollution has been one of environmental concerns as early as the inception of civilization when man was introduced to technology, which could use to obtain the basic necessities, to a modern development of complex technological. This has resulted to noise pollution from various anthropological activities especially in the city area. Over the past decades noise pollution has received increased attention and Studies has reported that noise pollution is one of the environmental hazard affecting
energy because it will stop the air pollution and no more fossil fuels will be burned, also solar energy is a renewable source which would last more than the fossil fuels being burned in order to produce electricity. Using this alternative resource would be the best for the Bronx because no pollution would be produced and the green houses won't make the global warming. Solar energy would be a good idea to use in the Bronx because it won't cause air pollution and we are using the sun to make free
Background: Noise is an important environmental consideration in today’s day to day life. International standards IEC 60050-801(1994) define noise as an erratic or statistically random oscillation and a disagreeable or undesired sound or the other disturbance. Noise can interfere with sleep, work, and recreation and in extremes may cause physical and psychological damage depending on frequency characteristics and loudness. While noise emanates from many different sources, transportation noise is perhaps