-Rucha Kedar(11)

Neha Pagar(18)
Rutika Patil(20)
Srishti Agarwal(1)
A decible is the standard
for measurement of
noise.
The zero on a decibel
scale is at the threshold
of hearing the lowest
sound pressure that can
be heard.
• 20db is whisper
• 40db noise in quiet
office
• 60db is normal
conversation
• 80db is level at
which sound
becomes physially
painful.
• Noise pollution is
human created noise
harmful to welfare
and health.
• The noise may cause
annoyance,tension in
muscles,nervous
irritability and strain.
• Road Traffic noise
• Air-craft noise
• Noise from railroads
• Construction noise
• Noise in Industry
• Noise in buildings
• Noise from consumer products
 SOURCES OF NOISE
POLLUTION
• The noise pollution has two sources, i.e. industrial and
non- industrial.

• The industrial source includes the noise from various

industries and big machines.

• Non- industrial source of noise includes the noise created

by transport/vehicular traffic and the neighborhood.

• Noise generated by various noise pollution can also be

divided in the categories , namely, natural and
manmade.
 Effects of noise pollution
• It decreases the effeciency of man
• Lack of concentration
• Fatigue
• Effect on vegetation
• Effect on animal
• Effect on property
• It causes blood pressure
• Temporary deafness
Effects of Noise Pollution
• Excessive noise may
cause permanent loss
of hearing.
• There are chronic
effects of noise
pollution if a person is
exposed to high noise
level for long duration.
• Transportation
vehicles are the worst
offenders with
aircraft,buses,roadrail
stock,automobiles,mo
torcycles,trucks
producing excessive
noise.
• There is no doubt that noise pollution is equally
hazardous to man kind as any other form of
pollution.
• Thus a combined effort must be made by all of
us to stop NOISE POLLUTION!!