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noise pollution
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noise pollution (noiz)
n.
An annoying or physiologically damaging environmental noise level.

noise pollution,
an unwanted noise level in the environment, causing discomfort and possibly threatening health.

noise
1. a loud, harsh and objectionable sound.
2. interference in an ecological or electronic system, but insufficient to stop the system.
3. in statistics when extraneous, uncontrolled variables cause errors in the distribution of data.

noise pollution
noise in the environment that adversely affects, in our context, the animal inhabitants. No such ill effects have been demonstrated.

noise pollution
Occupational health Noise and sounds in the workplace and environment that are annoying or excessive to the point of causing lost productivity Prevention Active noise control. See Cymatics, Sound therapy, Toning.


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