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Noise Control Act

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The Noise Pollution and Abatement Act of 1972 is a statute of the United States initiating a federal program of regulating noise pollution with the intent of protecting human health and minimizing annoyance of noise to the general public. [1]

13 relations: Aircraft, Aircraft noise, Health effects from noise, HVAC, Land-use planning, Local government in the United States, Motor vehicle, Noise control, Noise pollution, Noise regulation, Occupational noise, United States, United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Aircraft

An aircraft is a machine that is able to fly by gaining support from the air.

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Aircraft noise

Aircraft noise is noise pollution produced by aircraft during the various phases of a flight.

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Health effects from noise

Noise health effects are the physical and psychological health consequences of regular exposure, to consistent elevated sound levels.

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HVAC

Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) is the technology of indoor and vehicular environmental comfort.

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Land-use planning

In urban planning, land-use planning seeks to order and regulate land use in an efficient and ethical way, thus preventing land-use conflicts.

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Local government in the United States

Local government in the United States refers to governmental jurisdictions below the level of the state.

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Motor vehicle

A motor vehicle is a self-propelled vehicle, commonly wheeled, that does not operate on rails, such as trains or trams and used for the transportation of passengers, or passengers and property.

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Noise control

Noise control or noise mitigation is a set of strategies to reduce noise pollution or to reduce the impact of that noise, whether outdoors or indoors.

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Noise pollution

Sound pollution, also known as environmental noise or noise pollution, is the propagation of noise with harmful impact on the activity of human or animal life.

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Noise regulation

Noise regulation includes statutes or guidelines relating to sound transmission established by national, state or provincial and municipal levels of government.

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Occupational noise

Occupational noise is the amount of acoustic energy received by an employee's auditory system when they are working in the industry.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

The Environmental Protection Agency is an independent agency of the United States federal government for environmental protection.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise_Control_Act

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