Question

what is the cause of noise pollution and what are the measures to be taken to stop the this pollution ?

Answer 1

Hi,
well noise pollution is the one of the biggest problem of today's world. The undesirable change in our air which occur due to several human activities or natural causes is known as noise pollution. Urbanisation,industrialisation are the main leading causes of noise pollution.
We can control noise pollution in the following ways:
1)Education and awareness about the consequences of noise pollution in massive scale though media.
2)Residental area, hospitals, school, etc should be constructed far away from city area.
3)The old automobiles should be replaced with new ones.
4)Decleration of no horn zone in residental,hospital and school areas.
5)Explosion of nuclear bombs during the war should be discouraged.
6)Plantation of tree in public places.
There are various other ways to control noise pollution beside this points.
Thank you!!

Answer 2

Answer:

Vehicles, aircrafts, loudspeakers, crackers, television, radio etc.

Go green

Use Earplugs

Lower the volume

Not burst crackers

Explanation:

Some of the major cause of noise pollution are vehicles, aircraft, industrial machines, loudspeakers, crackers, etc. Some other appliances i.e., television, transistor, radio, etc. also contribute the noise pollution, when used at high volume.

Some of the measures to be taken to prevent or control noise pollution are as followed:

1. Use Earplugs: Use of earplugs or earmuffs can bring down loud noises to a manageable level. Earplugs are small inserts that fit into our ear canal. And earmuffs fit over the entire outer ear to form an air seal keeping ears safe from loud noises.
2. Lower the volume: We can listen to songs, radios, TVs in lower volume when listening from headphones or speakers.
3. Go Green by planning trees: We can plant more trees as they are good noise absorbents. According to studies, it can reduce noise by 5 to 10 decibels (Db) around them.
4. Follow the Limits of Noise level: Community law should check the use of loudspeakers, outdoor parties as well as political public announcements.
5. Turn off Appliances at Home and offices: We can turn off home and office appliances when not in use such as TV, games, computers etc. it can create unnecessary stress on ears. We can save electricity also when we turn them off.
6. Shut the Door when using noisy Machines: We can shut the door after we turn on dishwashers or washing machines for rooms where it is kept or we can turn them on before leaving the house so that overlapping of exposure to loud noises can be reduced.