Essays Tagged: "Noise pollution"

South Africa's Energy Outlook

ronment. Some of the environmental impacts include, air pollution, land pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, and general aesthetic problems. I plan to come up with a plan to make South Africa' ...

(4 pages) 74 0 3.0 Oct/1995

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geography

Privately Owned Gasoline Powered Vehicles Should be Limited

ortunately, the car has a very destructive nature. Automobiles make a major contribution to air and noise pollution, depletion of fossil fuels, and to the abnormalities in children and adults due to l ... his is one reason gasoline powered automobiles should be limited.The automobile also contributes to noise pollution. Cities around the world are constantly packed with cars, and, as a result, there ar ...

(7 pages) 60 0 4.6 Feb/1995

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

How does "unwanted" sound effect the physiological and psychological performance differently than "wanted" sound

entationVIII)Further questions to be raised:a)Can sound cause abnormal release of hormonesb)How can noise pollution be preventedi)Restriction lawsii)Sound absorbersiii)Precautions( like earplugs....et ... lar auditory impression perceived by the sense of hearing. The presence of unwanted sound is called noise pollution. This unwanted sound can seriously damage and effect physiological and psychological ...

(15 pages) 110 0 3.8 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Noise pollution

There are a lot of different types of pollution and believe it or not, noise is one of them. Noise pollution has been around for a long time even if we're not aware of it. ... is derived form the Latin word "nausea", meaning seasickness. Here I hope to cover a few points on noise and hopefully state a few things which had been done to overcome it.Noise comes from all over ... , are among the audible litter that are routinely broadcasted in the air. The air which second-hand noise is emitted and on which it travels is a "commons", a public good. It belongs to everyone, whet ...

(2 pages) 90 1 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

An In-Depth look at Sound Pollution.

their behavior.When a person says sound pollution today, most people immediately think to the city noise that is all around us - car horns, people yelling, machinery. These are all sound pollution, a ... . However, these are all much more easily reduced than the second type of sound pollution - Ambient Noise. Under the city noise lies another problem created by all machinery - ambient electronic sound ...

(2 pages) 25 0 3.0 Sep/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Evironmental effects of gold mining

ever the negative effects on the environment have also increased. Some of the major effects include noise pollution, air pollution, subsidence, vibrations caused from explosions and visual pollution. ... e problems do have solutions, not necessary getting rid of the problem but definitely minimising it.Noise pollution is another major environmental issue which is caused by gold mining. The noise is pr ...

(3 pages) 29 0 4.0 Sep/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Noise Pollution

ounds are big business is the fact that ordinary citizens-especially city dwellers are bombarded by noise pollution. On the way to work, on the job, and on the way home, the typical urban resident mus ... e way home, the typical urban resident must cope with a continuing barrage of unpleasant sounds.The noise level in an office can be unbearable. From nine to five, phones and fax machines ring, modems ...

(2 pages) 33 0 0.0 Dec/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Diwali

s are a din, and it would not be wrong if I said that people have not understood the real danger of noise pollution yet.Commuting on the days of the festival is a nightmare. What about the people in h ...

(2 pages) 13 0 5.0 Jan/2007

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Solving A Problem

rs who just don’t seem to care about what anyone else has to say? Did you know that there is a noise ordinance in your community? Noisy neighbors are a community wide problem that more people sho ... ut in all parts of the day. Obviously the average neighbor is going to be bothered by the excessive noise at night though. For example, do you think it would be easy to fall asleep to barking dogs and ...

(4 pages) 45 0 4.0 Jun/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Formal complain letter

ng. Even one of my roommate’s room (5304-5), which is situated near the main door can hear the noise. She also always turns on her loud speakers enjoying the music without closing her door. Besid ... go into the guy room (5304-2) situated in between my room (5304-4) and room (5304-2). There will be noise and loud laughter in the middle of the night. My (5304-2) roommate and I had told them and req ...

(1 pages) 16 1 1.0 Apr/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Marketing Communication Campaign of a Fictitious Healthy Fast Food Restaurant

rnments via legislation (Envirowise 'legislation', 2009). Legal restrictions include air, water and noise pollution policies, and overall resource and energy efficiency. Sustainability has become a ke ...

(21 pages) 92 0 5.0 Jul/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Effects of Pollution Damage on the Environment

Automobiles are unquestionably the leading source of pollutants being emitted into the environment. Noise pollution being emitted by automobiles is substantial. (Markarewicz & Kokowski, 2007). Ano ... from http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/wdidwMarkarewicz, R,; Kokowski, P. (2007), Prediction of noise changes due to traffic speed control, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 122(4) ...

(4 pages) 47 1 3.0 Aug/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Atmospheric Sciences

Effects of Population Density

When people are crowded into a small place noise can have an affect on a person behavior and attitude. As with town and cities noise can cause ... e can cause many disadvantages. With the growth of the population in the world. Problems exist with noise and territory, privacy, and personal space. A person can have multiply health and psychologica ... that population density has on these areas and look at two strategies that will help with reducing noise pollution in the environment and the workplace.Concept of Population densityHuman population i ...

(7 pages) 52 0 0.0 Feb/2010

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Fundamentals of Environmental Science

dwater and soil contamination, ozone depletion, use of natural resources, waste management, air and noise pollution. Environmental science encompasses the surrounding conditions that affect man and ot ...

(4 pages) 43 0 5.0 Mar/2010

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences

Noise Pollution: Raising Awareness on the Unseen Deterioration of Human Health

ed to be. These skills will be beneficial to me and allow me to succeed in my future writing career.Noise Pollution: Raising Awareness on the UnseenDeterioration of Human HealthSound is a particular a ... lar auditory impression perceived by the sense of hearing. The presence of unwanted sound is called noise pollution. This unwanted sound can seriously damage and effect physiological and physical heal ...

(18 pages) 1 0 0.0 Apr/2013

Subjects: Literature Research Papers