Types, sources, socioeconomic impacts, and control strategies of environmental noise: a review

Noise exposure has reached an alarming degree over the years because of rapid growth in the industry, transportation, and urbanization. Therefore, it is a dire need to provide awareness of the sources and mitigation strategies of noise, and to highlight the health, and socio-economic impacts of nois...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2022-11, Vol.29 (54), p.81087-81111
Main Authors: Farooqi, Zia Ur Rahman, Ahmad, Iftikhar, Ditta, Allah, Ilic, Predrag, Amin, Muhammad, Naveed, Abdul Basit, Gulzar, Aadil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
animals
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Background noise
Blood pressure
death
Earth and Environmental Science
Economic impact
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental science
habitats
headache
Hearing
Hearing loss
Hearing protection
Heart rate
hospitals
Hypertension
industry
Insomnia
issues and policy
Myocardial infarction
nausea
Noise
Noise levels
noise pollution
Property values
Real estate
reproduction
Review Article
Sleep disorders
Socioeconomics
transportation
Urbanization
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
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Summary:Noise exposure has reached an alarming degree over the years because of rapid growth in the industry, transportation, and urbanization. Therefore, it is a dire need to provide awareness of the sources and mitigation strategies of noise, and to highlight the health, and socio-economic impacts of noise. A few research studies have documented this emerging issue; however, there is no comprehensive document describing all types of noise, their impacts on living organisms, and control strategies. This review article summarizes the sources of noise; their effects on industrial workers, citizens, and animals; and the value of property in noisy areas. The plethora of literature is showing an increased level of noise in various cities of the world, which have various health consequences such as high blood pressure, insomnia, nausea, heart attack, exhaustion, dizziness, headache, and triggered hearing loss. Apart from humans, noise also affects animal habitat, preying, and reproduction ability; increases heart rate and hearing loss to even death and loss in property value; and impairs the hospital environment. Finally, we have discussed the possible strategies to mitigate the noise problem, policy statements, and regulations to be followed, with future research directions based on the identified research gaps.
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-022-23328-7