noise pollution

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• - NFA's monthly "Dirty Dozen" awards spotlight worst noise polluters.
  
• - On the relationship between loud noise and ear damage, with particular reference to young people and loud music.
  
• - Dedicated to the elimination of unwanted noise from any source which causes discomfort, stress or adverse health problems
  
• - European Commission paper on noise reduction policies.
  
• - Dedicated to protecting the rights of Alaskans to quiet places for the benefit of public land users, private property owners, and visitors
  
• - Monitors issues relating to air and noise pollution in Calcutta.
  
• - Anti-boomcar information.
  
• - Full text of the UK Noise Act of 1996.
  
• - South Australian network of farmers and health professionals promoting hearing conservation in rural communities.
  
• - From the Institute of Laryngology and Otology, University College London
  
• - Campaign to enforce Scarsdale's summer ban of gas-powered leaf blowers, with noise pollution links, photo galleries, and hearing protection recommendations.
  
• - A rich resource of information, especially on boom cars, offering numerous examples of the contemptuous disregard some boom car operators have for their victims.
  
• - Coalition of world citizens combating noise pollution blighting communities everywhere
  
• - Franklin Institute Report
  
• - Louisville KY - Boom Car noise pollution in Louisville is out of control, we demand enforcement of the new noise ordinance
  
• - A group of Hong Kong residents fed up with noise pollution from televisions pumping out noise and ads on commuter buses.
  
• - Nonprofit aimed at providing a network for consciousness raising and reducing noise. Contains information on airport noise, legislation, fact sheets, how to get involved, and hazards to avoid. Located in New York and Florida, United States.
  
• - Bulletin from the Center for Problem-Oriented Policing
  
• - The Noise Abatement Society (NAS) promotes ways to combat antisocial noise. The Society's annual John Connell Awards recognize local iniatives to address noise complaints.
  
• - Noiseways is a virtual tour of New York City that demonstrates how noise pollution degrades the quality of nationally-known recreational sites and "greenways" used by bicycle and pedestrian commuters.
  
• - Mainly a business directory, but also a source of good information.
  
• - Aims to reduce leaf blower noise by networking with others. Includes news release template and contact details.
  
• - Website for a new campaign to ban car alarms from New York City.
  
• - Aktuelle Meinungen, Selbstdarstellung, Publikationen, Ansprechpartner bei L䲭problemen
  
• - Quiet use of wilderness areas is presented as a normal use and argues against enabling gas engine, motorized machines in the quiet, national forests in U.S.
  
• - Includes background information, membership details, related resources, and information about how to sign up for their Listserv mailing list.
  
• - Argentina group promotes public noise awareness and advises citizens and city officials on noise problems
  
• - Vancouver, BC, nonprofit society working to raise awareness of the value, benefits, and difficulties in obtaining quiet.
  
• - Information on effects of noise on people, noise regulations, standards and control of noise production by vehicles, machinery etc.
  
• - Sponsoring international congresses every 5 years since 1968, this organization's members are recognized as the leading authorities on the subject of noise and health
  
• - CBC news program investigates sound levels in popular movies. Includes detailed analysis of several recent movies.
  
• - Focuses on noise problems in the Washington, DC Metro area
  
• - British Columbia group wants ban on propane cannons and other noise polluting bird scare devices in the Fraser Valley.
  
• - Providing training in sound level measurement for enforcement of municipal noise codes, the center has been providing assistance for over 35 years
  
• - A unique coalition of key organisations lobbying on various aspects of noise.
  
• - Defending the natural quiet of Minnesota trails and waterways from snowmobile and personal watercraft noise
  
• - An international movement grown from one man's therapeutic exercise to alleviate the pain and suffering caused by too many honking vehicles outside his apartment window in Brooklyn
  
• - First stage in the development of a National Ambient Noise Strategy for England. Aims to monitor the environmental noise climate across England.
  
• - U.S. EPA Documents Concerning Noise Pollution
  
• - Offers assistance to anti-noise groups in the United States and abroad
  
• - Advice from Gilroy, California. Includes list of links covering major issues.
  
• - Los Angeles
  
  

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