Noise as a punch: what is the loudest city on the planet and how it harms people

Express wrote about why Mumbai is considered the most powerful city of the planet. Journalists gathered information from a series of Indian media publications about noise level in India. For example, the Mumbai Mirror portal has the results of street noise research, published by the head of the non -profit organization Awaaz Foundation Sumaira Abdulali. It turned out that during the peak in Mumbai, the volume of sounds reaches 100 dB.

Meanwhile, everything above 75 dB is harming health, Sumaira reminded. There are several sources of noise that make Mumbai so loud city, the article is said. Among them are construction, firecrackers and noise of machines. At the same time, the disorderly signals of cars were called the main problem in the specialized journal Traffic Infra Tech Read. The main violators are autorices and cars drivers. Aactivist Awaaz Foundation explained why this happens.

According to him, the instructors of the automobile school are the first thing to teach Indian drivers is to signal at every step. The article shows the opinion of the otolaryngologist from the hospital Kokaben. According to him, noise causes "stress, anxiety, hypertension, cardiovascular and endocrine problems. " At the same time, the World Health Organization assures that 7 million people die annually because of street noise, journalists wrote.

Given all the negative consequences, Indian authorities try to save people from noise, explains Express. For example, the Mumbai government tried to ban the speakers, also influence religious institutions that rule the services too loudly. "The Supreme Court ruled that no religion has loudspeakers as an important aspect of religion, and therefore the police should take steps to reduce noise," journalists said.

Meanwhile, there are requirements for public and living spaces in Ukraine in the State Sanitary Standards of noise "noise levels, wrote liga. net. For example, in apartments, noise permissible: from 8 to 22 hours - up to 40 dB, from 22 hours. And by morning - 30 dB. On the areas adjacent to houses-not more than 55-65 dB. In this case, the noise of the machines is 75 dB, the punch is 95 dB, the plane is 140 dB, indicates the infographic of the Dreamdim portal.