Street noise such as vehicles, children playing and shouting, ambulances, vendors etc.
We hear many kinds of noise pollution in our daily lives but do not consider them as pollution. According to The World Health Organization a person who is exposed to a constant noise above 85dB for approximately 8 hours is having serious health issues. Noise pollution could be anything that we hear in our everyday life, from household chores to industrial noise. Centuries ago there was only air pollution, soil pollution and water pollution but nowadays, the modern world faces a dangerous type of pollution: noise pollution. Any particulate matter that is present in the environment for a longer period of time and disturbing the natural balance of the earth is creating pollution. Noise pollution is one of the types of environmental pollution that not only affects the physical health of living beings but also their mental health. “Any surplus and gratuitous sound that exceeds the optimum level of 85dB and affects the physical and mental health of living beings is termed as noise pollution”.
