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The
DEAFENING
Crescendo of
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Now "noise pollution" joins the growing list of
environmental hazards . Experts warn that noise
is
o
definite threat to health, not just an irritant.
This report explains why, and what can be done
about it.
by
the Ambossador College Reseorch Department
N
o
MATIER
where you live today, chances are you
are surrounded and beset by the mounting din
of noise!
The Racket of Civilization
Daily, in cities evcrywhere, one hears horn blasts,
sc¡ueaJing tires, screeching brakes, rumbling trucks and
traios, blaring television sets and transistor radios, tbe
roar of automobile engines and jet planes, the throaty
growl of motorcycles, and the pounding staccato of
jackhammers and riveting guns.
Even at night, cities and suburbs are rarely c¡uiet.
An undefinable low moaning sound prevails - often
punctuated with the ear-piercing shriek of a siren.
Noise has indeed become ornnipresent. And as
millions more crowd into the world's sprawling urban
areas - where the problem is greatest - noise pollution
threatens to escalate rapidly.
But
why
should it be virtually impossible, especially
in bigbly advanced technological societies, to get com–
pletely away from the racket of civilization?
Foreseen Decades Ago
Sixty years ago Robert Koch - Nobel laureate and
bacteriologist predicted:
"A day will come when man will have to fight
Ambossodor Co//o¡¡e Pholo