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Noise Pollution

Insulation

  • sound proofing to doors, walls and ceilings to decrease the level of noise in office to prevent excessive disturbance
  • insulator usually employed in theatre and cinemas are curtain to avoid the formation of echo during theatrical performance
  • using of ear piece for protection of workers in industrial working areas
  • construction of sound barrier separating urban housing and nearby highway to reduce the noise level produced from heavy traffic vehicles

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Vegetation

  • absorption and screening of noise pollution in housing area and cities, adopting the 'green city' concept

Zoning

  • restructuring of urban areas to maintain a separation between residential areas and zones of excessive noise
  • systematic coordination of development in an industrialized area to ensure proper zoning of factories from buildings nearby
  • sustainable development of industries proportion to an area to ensure equilibrium with population in that area in order to produce a balanced physiology and psychology of its inhabitants

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