Noise pollution

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Noise pollution is sound with potential harmful effects on humans and animals. The main sources of outdoor noise worldwide are machines, transportation, and propagation systems. Poor urban planning may give rise to noise pollution. Side-by-side industrial and residential zones can result in noise pollution in residential areas. Some of the main sources of noise in residential areas include loud music, transportation (traffic, rail, airplanes, etc.), lawn care maintenance, construction, electrical generators, wind turbines, explosions, and other human activity. Documented problems associated with noise in urban environments go back as far as ancient Rome. Research suggests that noise pollution in the United States is the highest in low-income and racial minority neighborhoods, and noise pollution associated with household electricity generators is an emerging environmental degradation in many developing nations. A national study of modeled transportation noise in the contiguous United States...

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