Some individuals dont believe that noise pollution should be a serious issue. However, ask someone that is affected by it daily and they will tell you just how serious it is. Noise pollution can lead to hearing loss in many instances but mainly it is just annoying. It is something that can grate on a persons nerves and affect their quality of life with continued exposure.
As an area continues to expand there are additional issues with noise pollution. A person may have purchased a home years ago but now they are faced with a busy highway or even an airport in their immediate area. As a result they can hear cars or planes at all hours of the day. Many industrial areas have also become problematic due to the amount of noise that they create.
In order to help offset such events it is important for areas to be well planned. You may think it is annoying when you travel somewhere to find the airport is miles from town. Yet this is done to reduce the noise level for those that would have to deal with it daily. Many highways have beautifully designed scenic barriers and walls as you drive down them. They are specially designed to help reduce the amount of noise that is...