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Noise Pollution/Radon High Noise Levels Can Have Essay

¶ … Noise Pollution/Radon High noise levels can have a negative impact on individuals and communities. If a nightclub were to be opened within my neighborhood, the following potential risks must be assessed: "interference with communication; noise-induced hearing loss; sleep disturbance effects; cardiovascular and psycho-physiological effects; performance reduction effects; annoyance responses; and effects on social behaviour" (World Health Organization, 1999). Not only are these health issues detrimental to the individual, but also affect the community as a whole.

In order to prevent an overabundance of noise within the neighborhood, certain precautions must be taken. In this case, any and all of the following noise management approaches may be implemented to help reduce or prevent noise pollution in the neighborhood: the precautionary principle which recommends that "noise should be reduced to the lowest level achievable in a particular...

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Under land-use planning, the noise levels of any business or residence would be limited by a city's zoning regulations. Furthermore, depending on what other buildings were nearby, it could potentially be impossible for a nightclub to open in an area that was not zoned for that type of commercial entity.
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Radon poisoning and radiation poses a huge risk to the general population and many people may not realize the risk and exposure they are faced with in day-to-day life.

Radon is not a commercially produced substance, but rather is a natural occurring gas that is the by-product of…

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