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2 unusual facts about Noise pollution


SODAR

The vertical range of sodars is approximately 0.2 to 2 kilometers (km) and is a function of frequency, power output, atmospheric stability, turbulence, and, most importantly, the noise environment in which a sodar is operated.

Sound pollution

Noise pollution, displeasing or disruptive sound of human or machine origin



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Heathrow Airtrack

Residents of Feltham had expressed opposition to this mainly as the depot may have encroached on a natural conservation area and that the depot may give rise to noise pollution.

John C. Stennis Space Center

Rolls-Royce constructed the facility due to noise pollution concerns at its UK testing facility at Hucknall Airfield near its headquarters in Derby.

Mary Goldring

Mary Goldring became particularly noted in the late 1960s as the Economists aviation correspondent, for her sustained and trenchant critique of the development programme for the Anglo-French Concorde supersonic aircraft, on the basis of noise, pollution and above all what she predicted would be disastrous commercial economics.

Moss Airport, Rygge

In particular, they were concerned about the emission to the lake Vansjø, alternatively to a Ramsar site in Kurefjorden, and the local noise pollution, with the airport being located close to Moss.

SJKC Damansara

However on 26 January 2001, the school was moved from old block at Section 17 to the new school at PJU 3, near Tropicana Golf and Country Club following instructions from federal government that it no longer provided a “conducive learning environment” because of traffic congestion and noise pollution from the neighbouring Sprint Expressway.