Friday, December 19, 2014

Harmful road traffic noise affects a quarter of Europeans: study

Crowds line the street waiting for model Kate Moss to launch her 15th Kate Moss Topshop collection at Topshop's flagship store on Oxford Street in London OSLO (Reuters) - Harmful levels of road traffic noise affect one in four people in Europe and raise health risks ranging from sleepless nights to heart disease, the European Environment Agency said on Friday. In a first EEA assessment of the impact of noise pollution in Europe, it said the din undermines the ability of children to concentrate in some schools and disrupts nature, for instance by drowning out the songs birds use to attract mates. ...








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