noise pollution

noun

1. unwanted or harmful noise, as from automobiles, airplanes, or industrial workplaces.

noise pollution

noun

1. annoying or harmful noise in an environment

noise pollution

/ noiz /

1. Environmental noise, as from vehicles or machinery, that is annoying, distracting, or physically harmful. The physical effects can include hearing loss, tinnitus, stress, and sleeplessness. Noise pollution is usually considered in terms of its effects on human populations, though it is known to affect wildlife as well.

Word History and Origins

Origin of noise pollution¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

“There are multiple causes - climate change, fisheries, ship strikes and underwater noise pollution - it’s all adding up.”

From BBC

And he said, research shows deep-sea mining “may become the loudest activity ever in the ocean and a massive source of noise pollution.”

From Los Angeles Times

The California Supreme Court cleared the way on Thursday for a long-delayed project to build housing for university students and homeless people at the historic People’s Park in Berkeley, ruling that a new state law pre-empted claims that the housing units would generate noise pollution in an already dense neighborhood.

From New York Times

In response, state lawmakers passed a new law, signed in September by Gov. Gavin Newsom, that eliminated “social noise” pollution from the list of environmental impacts to be considered for residential projects like the one planned for the People’s Park site.

From New York Times

In the ruling on Thursday, Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero wrote that the new law effectively eliminated potential “social noise” pollution as an obstacle to the project, and that the university’s environmental impact report was “not inadequate for having failed to study the potential noisiness of future students at U.C. Berkeley in connection with this project.”

From New York Times