Noise Pollution And Its Control

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Types of noise pollution. 3. Categories of noise pollution. 4. Sources of noise pollution. 5. Effects of noise pollution. 6. Reducing noise pollution. 7. Noise control. 8. Noise regulation. Bibliography. Index.

Noise pollution is an unwanted human created sound that disrupts the environment. The dominant form of noise pollutions from all sorts of transportation sources, referred to as environmental noise. The world noise comes from the Latin word Nausea meaning seasickness. Overarching cause of much of the noise worldwide is generated by transportation systems, principally motor vehicle noise, but also including aircraft noise and rail noise. Besides transportation noise, other prominent noise sources are office equipments, factory machinery appliances, power tools, lighting equipments and audio entertainment systems. With the popularity of digital audio player devices, individuals in a noisy area might increase the volume, in order to grown out ambient sounds. Construction equipments and war weapons also produce noise pollution. Principal noise sources effect both health and behaviour. Noise pollution can also be harmful to animals. High noise levels may interfere with the natural cycles of animals, including feeding behaviour, breeding rituals and migration paths. Perhaps the most sensational damage caused by noise pollution is the death of certain species. This volume exclusively covers all relevant aspects and dimensions of noise pollution along with the strategies to control it. This is a painstakingly prepared research based work taking all relevant aspects and dimension of the subject in a comprehensive exclusive and exhaustive manner. This meritorious study is an asset for all scholars, researchers, and social activists and of course, the general readers.