Mitigation of Noise pollution

Mitigation of Noise pollution

Reducing noise pollution by muffling the sounds at the source is one of the best methods in industry and for urban living.

Protective equipment is generally mandatory when noise levels exceed 85 dB(A) in industry.
Creation of green cover adjacent to municipal roads and in mines is the way to mitigate noise pollution.

It has been observed that noise level reduces by 10 decibels per every 10m wide green belt development.
Apart, redesigning industrial equipment, shock mounting assemblies and physical barriers in the workplace are also for reduction and exposure of unwanted industrial noise.

High way noise pollution can be mitigated by constructing noise barriers.

Artificial noise barriers are solid obstructions built between the highway and the residential areas along a highway.

They block major portion of noise produced by passing vehicles on a highway.

Effective noise barriers typically reduce noise levels by as much as half or more.

The construction of noise barrier maybe built in the form of earth mounds, vertical wall along the highways for creation of block age of sound generated by heavy vehicles.

Creation of greenbelt in the space between the residences and highways also reduces the noise nuisance.