DEVELOPING NOISE CONTROL LEGISLATION (SILENCING THE CRITICS)

摘要

Environmental noise has been defined as unwanted sound that is annoying, distracting, or physically harmful. The "World Health Organization believes that environmental noise can have serious affects on people such as; interfering with daily activities at school, work, home, and during leisure activities and even affect health defined as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity " [1]. Today, environmental noise remains an important issue in Alberta. "With increasing rural population and the growth of industrial development, it is essential to have effective industrial noise control regulations in place to minimize the impacts on the environment.