[Featured image by Adam Schwarz on Unsplash] With global awareness rising about climate change, it has never been more important to find out where government authorities stand on federal air pollution plus noise pollution public policy. The combined public health risk from air pollution plus noise pollution is worse than either alone. Fighting air pollution …
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[Revised July 9, 2019; Originally published November 27, 2017] Smartphone Sound Level Meter apps are the latest technology to help people measure and map indoor and outdoor sound levels around the world. Apps can be used for personal use to find quiet locations at home or while traveling. Citizen scientists–everyday people–use these apps to pool …
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The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 1.1 billion children and teenagers are at risk for long-term hearing loss from high level noise. Noise damage also causes tinnitus (hearing extra sound) and hyperacusis (hearing sound extra loud). The Quiet Coalition reports that environmental noise pollution is a public health crisis. This includes health effects starting …
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There have never been so many news stories on neighbour noise complaints about children playing outside. No amplifiers. Just kids being healthy, playing outdoors as recommended by medical experts. In a recent story from Global News in Calgary, the neighbour installed a sound activated high pitched alarm that goes off when 2 children, aged 5 …
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