Noise air pollution from human actions can have detrimental impacts on our well being—from sleep disturbances and stress to will increase within the danger of coronary heart illness and diabetes.
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Noise air pollution from human actions can have detrimental impacts on our well being—from sleep disturbances and stress to will increase within the danger of coronary heart illness and diabetes.
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When’s the final time you have been in a spot that was quiet — actually quiet? No roadway noise, building work and even the hum of a fridge. Our world is stuffed with sounds, a few of that are harming our well being. The World Well being Group says “noise is an underestimated risk.” At this time, host Emily Kwong talks to well being reporter Joanne Silberner about these well being prices, what is just too loud and among the historical past of laws to restrict noise air pollution in the US.
Learn Joanne’s full article in Undark Journal right here.
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At this time’s episode was produced by Berly McCoy and Rachel Carlson. It was edited by Rebecca Ramirez, who checked the information together with Berly. Kwesi Lee was the audio engineer.
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