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essay on noise pollution in easy words for 150words

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Noise pollution can be defined as unwanted or offensive sounds that unreasonably affect our daily activities. The term noise is very subjective. Sometimes when you are concentrating on your work then even a mild conversation or whisper sound may become a noise. On the other hand if you are in light mood in a party, then even many people talking does not seem to be noise.


The unit of sound measurement is decibel (dB). Decibel is the unit for measuring the relative loudness of sounds equal approximately to the smallest degree of difference of the loudness that human ears can normally detect. Some levels of sound and their sources.

Major Sources of Noise Pollution:

i. Road traffic:

Road traffic noise is one of the most widespread and growing environmental problems.

ii. Air and rail traffic:

In areas close to the airports and railway tracks, the sound of aeroplanes and trains are major sources of noise pollution.
iii. Neighbourhood and domestic noise:

Barking dogs, car horns, loud music, TVs, loudspeakers, construction and household noise are some of the major sources of noise pollution.

iv. Noise from industries:

At many places, industries are located in close proximity of the residential areas or within the residential areas. Sound of machines, etc. causes noise pollution.