Project 3_ Alexa
CITATION:
Slabbekoorn, H. (2019). Noise pollution.
Current Biology, 29(19), R957-R960. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.018
SONG:
"Love Like You" - Rebecca Sugar
TEXT:
Noise pollution refers to the elevation of natural ambient noise levels due to sound-generating human activities, which may have detrimental consequences for humans and animals alike. Sounds of this kind are often referred to as anthropogenic noise.
explosions, pile driving, military sonar, highway traffic, industrial generators, busy airports, construction sites, air conditioners, cleaning machines
Humans may get hearing damage and damage may be temporary or
permanent.
may cause annoyance, chronic stress, sleep disturbance, slow-down of cognitive development, delayed wound healing, increased probability of heart failure.
treat noise pollution, like global warming, as an integral
part of the global threat of human-induced climate change.
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