Why are air and noise pollution an issue?
Noise Pollution – Negative Effects (1/3)
This image illustrates the effects of more than 55dB Lden on human beings.
Almost 20 million Europeans are annoyed by environmental noise.
At least 8 million Europeans suffer sleep disturbance due to environmental noise.
Noise pollution causes 43000 hospital admissions in Europe per year.
Noise pollution causes hypertension and cardiovascular disease, leading to an estimated 10000 premature deaths annually in Europe.