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- Heat pumps ‘too noisy’ for millions of British homes, Government told Tue, 14 Nov 23, 5:00pmHeat pumps are too loud to be installed in millions of homes under the Government’s noise guidelines, ministers have been told.
- Noise pollution is the new 'secondhand smoke' according to experts Tue, 15 May 18, 1:00amNoise pollution is “the new secondhand-smoke." Researchers at New York University are conducting a five-year study of noise in the City to better understand how the sounds that constantly surround us impact our health,...
- New CDC Study Links Highway Noise Pollution to Widespread Sleep Disturbances, Risk of Heart Attack and High Blood Pressure Sat, 22 Sep 12, 3:50amA new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has found that 2.3 percent of people in Fulton County, Ga., where the city of Atlanta is, are exposed to significant levels of highway noise that can disrupt sleep....
- Windfarm noise – Renowned acoustician denounces double standards in noise regulations Fri, 10 Feb 12, 6:49pmTricks are used to allow wind farms too close to habitations In an email replying to the European Platform against Windfarms (EPAW), world-leading specialist in low-frequency sound Professor Henrik Moller of Aalborg...
- How Quiet Are Wind Turbines? Tue, 23 Nov 10, 8:34amPicture from here. Now take into account that the sound of the wind blowing (wind turbines only make noise when the wind is blowing), and you will see that they are almost silent. At 500 meters (0.3 miles) away, that sound...