Article Summary & Discussion Preparation Log Part I: Individual Assignment Article Title: ______Decibel Hell______ Author/Source: _____/

Environmental Health Perspective_____ While reading the article, highlight words or phrases that require definitions or clarifications What are the AUTHORs major ideas, concepts or key points? A: List the major ideas, concepts or key points- point by point Sound measure by db decibel unit A-weighted dB (dBA) isused to indicate how humans hear a given sound National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)hazardous noise = more than average 85 dB Secondhand noise- noise that is experienced by people who did not produce it NIOSH studies from the mid to late 1990s show that 90% of coal miners have hearing impairment by age 52compared to 9% of the general populationand 70% of male metal/nonmetal miners will Hearing loss is irreversible. Once hearing is lost, its lost forever Most children with noise-induced hearing threshold linked noise exposure to chronic changes in blood pressure and heart rate 1975 Bronzaft collaborated on a study of children in a school near an elevated train track that showed how exposure to noise can affect childrens reading ability the Noise Control Act of 1972 empowered the EPA to determine noise limits to protect the public health and welfare, and to establish a noise control office. the Noise Control Act of 1972 empowered the EPA to determine noise limits to protect the public health and welfare, and to establish a noise control office. 1982 Reagan stop the a research on noise because they dont have money

B: Summarize the AUTHORs main point or idea- at LEAST 1-2 paragraphs The authors main idea is that noise pollution exist that it can impair our hearing. Technology today has jackets that has already earphones. The safe levels uis less than 85 dB. Research has said that people coal miner has impaired hearing when the age of the 52 and 90%. Noise pollution which is similar to second hand

smoke where the people are making decisions were they expose themselves to noise. People who listen to anything that is loud is higher then 30 dB because whispering and hearing 30 feet away is 30 dB. C: Write a reaction paragraph to the article stating your own thoughts on the topic, using specific citations from the article to support your views I thought only dolphin and whales get affected. We mostly see media of having dolphins get affected because of human sounds and dolphins cant get there hunting and cant talk to their dolphins. Also bats and dolphins use sound to go find and talk to their fellow species. Well when I hear something very loud, I would cover my ears but it is still loud. I guess that we cant get away with noise pollution. If the EPA or the Noise Act Control is tougher then we can have less noise pollution.