Noise Pollution takes toll on Health
September 14 11:42 am
On September 11 2012 Voice of
America published an article, which described the effects of noise pollution.
Researchers studied noise pollution in Fulton County, Georgia. They discovered
many of the community’s residents are exposed to high levels noise because of
the local traffic. This tells us that even the smallest types of pollution can
have a serious affect on our psychological well being. Last year World Health Organization
(WHO) also researched in Europe and reported noise pollution is also
responsible for taking one million healthy years of life per year. Researchers
studied Interstate highway I-85 and then examined noise maps with the help of
US Federal High Way Administration.
Researchers also determined city of
College Park, Georgia that is surrounded by highways, came in first with the
highest risk of being affected by noise pollution. This can increase the risk
of sleep disturbance in our society. Just like College Park there are many
other cities in America, which are on high risk of noise pollution. More noise
pollution can also increase the risk of permanent hearing disability. Health
study also shows that disturbance in sleep can increase the chances of human
error as well. US census Bureau data shows that greater Atlanta area had the
lowest number of households representing the present road noise. This means
even more people could be affected in densely populated areas of the US. This
reflects on the growing number of people losing permanent hear loss.
This article is important because
world wide many countries have poor regulations on noise pollution. When we
actually think about noise pollution it is hard to believe that such a small
issue could have a serious long-term effect. Many people are unaware of this
issue and have little to no information on the effects of noise pollution. Many
people might also believe that noise pollution is not a serious problem. Is this a social problem or just a
traffic problem in College Park? We should focus on noise pollution in depth
and prepare for further studies.
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