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Cutting noise [1]

Noise is the permanent background score to life in bustling cities and towns. But when it exceeds a threshold, it disrupts the thought process and causes great annoyance. The World Health Organisation says it also affects health. Prolonged exposure to noise at particular levels can lead to hypertension.

Publication Date: 
27/01/2010
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
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Environment [3], Noise Pollution Control [4], Health Effects [5], Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF) [6], WHO [7]
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