Directory: Society: Issues: Environment: Noise Pollution (103)

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The Noise Consultancy, LLC - Noise consulting services to municipalities, industry and impacted residents, including: comprehensive sound studies; ordinance development; enforcement issues; acoustical modeling; planning and zoning; impact statements; private and public nuisance advocacy.

Farm Noise and Hearing Project - South Australian network of farmers and health professionals promoting hearing conservation in rural communities.

Right to Quiet - Vancouver, BC, nonprofit society working to raise awareness of the value, benefits, and difficulties in obtaining quiet.

Noise and Traffic - Information on effects of noise on people, noise regulations, standards and control of noise production by vehicles, machinery etc.

League for the Hard of Hearing - Nonprofit aimed at providing a network for consciousness raising and reducing noise. Contains information on airport noise, legislation, fact sheets, how to get involved, and hazards to avoid. Located in New York and Florida, United States.

Landscapers Involved with Neighborhoods and Kids (LINK) - Aims to reduce leaf blower noise by networking with others. Includes news release template and contact details.

The Noiseways Project - Noiseways is a virtual tour of New York City that demonstrates how noise pollution degrades the quality of nationally-known recreational sites and "greenways" used by bicycle and pedestrian commuters.

Ban the Cannons - British Columbia group wants ban on propane cannons and other noise polluting bird scare devices in the Fraser Valley.

Noisefree America - NFA's monthly "Dirty Dozen" awards spotlight worst noise polluters.

Scarsdale Anti-Noise Patrol - Campaign to enforce Scarsdale's summer ban of gas-powered leaf blowers, with noise pollution links, photo galleries, and hearing protection recommendations.

Honku: Haiku about Traffic Noise - An international movement grown from one man's therapeutic exercise to alleviate the pain and suffering caused by too many honking vehicles outside his apartment window in Brooklyn

Quiet Use Coalition - Quiet use of wilderness areas is presented as a normal use and argues against enabling gas engine, motorized machines in the quiet, national forests in U.S.

Silent Majority: Citizens against car alarms - Website for a new campaign to ban car alarms from New York City.

Lower the Boom! - Anti-boomcar information.

Rutgers Noise Technical Assistance Center - Providing training in sound level measurement for enforcement of municipal noise codes, the center has been providing assistance for over 35 years

Michael Wright's Noise Pollution Website - A rich resource of information, especially on boom cars, offering numerous examples of the contemptuous disregard some boom car operators have for their victims.

CBC Marketplace - Loud Movies - CBC news program investigates sound levels in popular movies. Includes detailed analysis of several recent movies.

Noise Net - Noise and Vibration Information in the UK - Mainly a business directory, but also a source of good information.

Chronic Noise Pollution - Advice from Gilroy, California. Includes list of links covering major issues.

Stress and Noise - Franklin Institute Report

Citizens Against Noise - Los Angeles

Hush the Bus Movement - A group of Hong Kong residents fed up with noise pollution from televisions pumping out noise and ads on commuter buses.

International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise - Sponsoring international congresses every 5 years since 1968, this organization's members are recognized as the leading authorities on the subject of noise and health

Hearing Damage and Loud Music - On the relationship between loud noise and ear damage, with particular reference to young people and loud music.

No Boom Cars - Louisville KY - Boom Car noise pollution in Louisville is out of control, we demand enforcement of the new noise ordinance

Noise Abatement Society - The Noise Abatement Society (NAS) promotes ways to combat antisocial noise. The Society's annual John Connell Awards recognize local iniatives to address noise complaints.

Noise Mapping England - First stage in the development of a National Ambient Noise Strategy for England. Aims to monitor the environmental noise climate across England.

Minnesotans for Responsible Recreation - Defending the natural quiet of Minnesota trails and waterways from snowmobile and personal watercraft noise

NOISE Tasmania - Dedicated to the elimination of unwanted noise from any source which causes discomfort, stress or adverse health problems

Alaska Quiet Rights Coalition - Dedicated to protecting the rights of Alaskans to quiet places for the benefit of public land users, private property owners, and visitors

New York City Council on the Environment - Noise Abatement Committee - Offers assistance to anti-noise groups in the United States and abroad

Journal of Noise and Health - From the Institute of Laryngology and Otology, University College London

Scientific Interdisciplinary Ecology and Noise Committee - Argentina group promotes public noise awareness and advises citizens and city officials on noise problems

Loud Car Stereos - Bulletin from the Center for Problem-Oriented Policing

EPA History - Noise - U.S. EPA Documents Concerning Noise Pollution

NoiseOFF - Coalition of world citizens combating noise pollution blighting communities everywhere.

UK - Noise Act of 1996 - Full text of the UK Noise Act of 1996.

Noise Off Charitable Trust - Noise Off Charitable Trust - Promoting the reduction of motor vehicle noise emissions throughout New Zealand for the improvement of the heath & well being of our communities & the quality of our environment

Quiet DC - Focuses on noise problems in the Washington, DC Metro area

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