NOISE POLLUTION

WHAT IS IT?

• Excessive noise.
• Disturbs human or animal life.

IT'S MEASURED IN...

• Hertz are the amount of noise.
• Frequencies are how often the wave occurs.
• Pressure is the intensity of the noise.

EXAMPLES

• Airplanes with loud engines between 100-200 htz.
• Cars on a busy road, between 20-100 htz.
• Music at a concert, between 120-250 htz.

EFFECTS

• High stress for people trying to focus at work.
• Hearing loss after a long time in a loud enviornment.
• Lack of predeter/prey detection for animals over time.

SOLUTIONS

• Laws are made to regulate the amount of noise in an area.
• Sound barriers are built on the sides of highways to trap sound.

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