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Visual pollution is the degradation of the visual environment due to unattractive or disruptive elements that negatively impact the aesthetic quality of an area. It can affect urban, suburban, and natural landscapes. [ 1 ] It also refers to the impacts pollution has in impairing the quality of the landscape, formed from compounding sources of ...
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. [ 1 ] Pollution can take the form of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or energy (such as radioactivity, heat, sound, or light). Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring ...
t. e. Noise pollution, or sound pollution, is the propagation of noise or sound with ranging impacts on the activity of human or animal life, most of which are harmful to a degree. The source of outdoor noise worldwide is mainly caused by machines, transport and propagation systems. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] Poor urban planning may give rise to noise ...
It’s called “noise pollution,” and it affects nearly 95 million Americans. Experts are sounding the alarm that high levels of noise could be fueling everything from hearing loss to ...
Biological pollution (impacts or bio pollution) is the impact of humanity's actions on the quality of aquatic and terrestrial environment. Specifically, biological pollution is the introduction of non-indigenous and invasive species, [1] otherwise known as Invasive Alien Species (IAS). When the biological pollution is introduced to an aquatic ...
Environmental psychology is a branch of psychology that explores the relationship between humans and the external world. [ 1 ] It examines the way in which the natural environment and our built environments shape us as individuals. Environmental psychology investigates how humans change the environment and how the environment influences humans ...
Environmental noise is an accumulation of noise pollution that occurs outside. This noise can be caused by transport, industrial, and recreational activities. [ 1 ] Noise is frequently described as 'unwanted sound'. Within this context, environmental noise is generally present in some form in all areas of human, animal, or environmental activity.
Environmental health addresses all human-health-related aspects of the natural environment and the built environment. Environmental health concerns include: Biosafety. Disaster preparedness and response. Food safety, including in agriculture, transportation, food processing, wholesale and retail distribution and sale.