3 Main Effects of Noise Pollution on Human Body
Noise pollution is a serious problem that can adversely affect your health, affecting the human body in 3 main ways: Physical, Physiological and Psychological.
When you hear the word pollution, what immediately comes to your mind? It could be water, air, or even earth, but have you ever factored in noise? Noise pollution is a serious problem that can adversely affect your health, affecting the human body in 3 main ways: Physical, Physiological and Psychological.
Physical effects:
The physical effects of noise pollution can include hearing loss or tinnitus. Most experts agree that exposure to sounds of more than 85 dB for long periods of time is potentially dangerous, and an estimated 30 million Americans are exposed to dangerous levels of noise every day. Here's a range of decibels to give you an idea of how everyday sounds reproduce most of that intensity level.
Psychological effects:
The psychological effects of noise pollution are distracting and unpleasant, negatively affecting productivity. Studies have shown that worker productivity can decrease depending on the duration of exposure to higher frequency noise. For example, the hum of traffic could be considered ambient noise while the hiss of alarms or machinery could be considered a call to action.
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