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Noise Pollution in Intensive Care Unit: A Hidden Enemy affecting the Physical and Mental Health of Patients and Caregivers

open access: yesNoise and Health, 2022
Background Noise in intensive care units (ICUs) has always been a problem, but noise above the recommended range affects not only the patient but staff as well.
Jagriti Pal   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact of Noise Pollution at Construction Sites of Sindh Pakistan [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2023
Noise pollution refers to the excessive and unnecessary intensity of sound that can pose harmful or dangerous effects on humans and the surrounding ecosystem.
Shaikh Haseeb Haleem   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perceived Noise Pollution and Self-Reported Health Status among Adult Population of Bangladesh

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
Despite the public health concern, there is a dearth of research regarding perceived noise pollution and noise-related health status in Bangladesh. This study was carried out to evaluate the noise-related health status among Bangladesh’s adult population.
Md. Mostafizur Rahman   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Potential role of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as mediators of cardiovascular effects from combustion particles

open access: yesEnvironmental Health, 2019
Air pollution is the most important environmental risk factor for disease and premature death, and exposure to combustion particles from vehicles is a major contributor.
Jørn A. Holme   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Controlled human exposures to wood smoke: a synthesis of the evidence

open access: yesParticle and Fibre Toxicology, 2020
Background Exposure to particulate matter (PM) from wood combustion represents a global health risk, encompassing diverse exposure sources; indoor exposures due to cooking in developing countries, ambient PM exposures from residential wood combustion in ...
Carley Schwartz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation and analysis of noise levels in Ilorin metropolis, Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Evaluation and analysis of noise pollution levels have been carried out to determine the level of noise and its sources in Ilorin metropolis. Noise measurements have been done in the morning, at noon, in the evening, and at night to determine noise ...
Oyedepo, Sunday Olayinka
core   +1 more source

Long-term effects of noise pollution on the avian dawn chorus: a natural experiment facilitated by the closure of an international airport

open access: yesProceedings of the Royal Society B, 2022
The impacts of noise pollution on birdsong have been extensively investigated but potential long-term effects are neglected. Near airports, where noise levels are particularly high, birds start singing earlier in the morning, probably to gain more time ...
Léna de Framond, H. Brumm
semanticscholar   +1 more source

SoundCompass: a distributed MEMS microphone array-based sensor for sound source localization [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Sound source localization is a well-researched subject with applications ranging from localizing sniper fire in urban battlefields to cataloging wildlife in rural areas.
da Silva Gomes, Bruno   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Cyclists’ exposure to atmospheric and noise pollution: a systematic literature review

open access: yesTransport reviews, 2021
Cyclists constitute a population particularly exposed to atmospheric and noise pollution in urban environments; at the same time, they contribute to its reduction.
Jérémy Gelb, P. Apparicio
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Activation of Proinflammatory Responses in Cells of the Airway Mucosa by Particulate Matter: Oxidant- and Non-Oxidant-Mediated Triggering Mechanisms

open access: yesBiomolecules, 2015
Inflammation is considered to play a central role in a diverse range of disease outcomes associated with exposure to various types of inhalable particulates.
Johan Øvrevik   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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