Indoor Noise Pollution Noise Pollution Thesis

(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.References

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The decibel (abbreviated dB) is the unit used to measure the intensity of….....