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Causes and effects of noise pollution

Answer Text:
Noise Pollution
-Discordant sound which is excessive, unwanted and of a disturbing nature.
Causes:
-Booming music in night clubs, shops or motor vehicles.
-Repeated hooting of motor vehicles.
-Revving of motor vehicles’ engines continuously.
-Defective exhausts of vehicles or without silencers.
-Sound from large aeroplanes and military aircraft.
-Loud noises from machines in factories.
Effects:
-Headaches
-Stress leading to physical or mental illnesses such as neurosis.
-Cause people to become irritable.
-Raising blood pressure.
-Damaging of eardrums leading to impaired hearing or total deafness