ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES(ES)

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Lesson 18: Noise pollution

Causes of noise pollution

1. Noise pollution causes adverse effects on works performance, behaviour at work, and in non-occupational and social settings.
   
2. It causes extra auditory health effects ranging from hypertension to psychosis and potential rise in blood pressure are also possible.
   
3. Noise pollution effects human body in number of ways like blood vessels get effected muscle tension occur. Vision gets affected around 125db.
   
4. The other less direct effects of noise are one’s peace of mind and solitude.