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Kathleen Recinos ETX 36 Sustainable Engineering
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Form of pollution done by different audio sources that either distract, irritate or damage certain environment http://pollutionarticles.blogspot.com/2009/10/noise-pollution-definition-and-causes.html
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Stressful to many animals can cause problems in predator/prey relation and detection Can even reduce usable habitats for many sound-sensible animals And can even result in extinction of some species http://pollutionarticles.blogspot.com/2009/10/noise-pollution-definition-and-causes.html
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To much noise can lead to stress, aggression, sleep disturbance, hearing loss, and different other psychological issues Depending on how much time the person is exposed 100 – 120 decibels can start to cause hearing loss or pain General use. Level of loudness
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Disturb the ones that use the sense of hearing as the most important organ of perception Dolphins and whales commit massive suicides by coming ashore guided by false signals that resulted from noise pollution.
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Sonar blasts of military exercises Booms from air guns used in oil and gas exploration, Fleets of commercial ships in global seas.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVqv5Y8euiA
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