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trafc_noise_air_pollution_links_strokes_390na7_en.pdf Aircra" noise at night may lead to long-term health impacts (Feb 2014) Exposure to aircraft noise at night for more than 20 years could increase the risk of heart disease and stroke, according to research conducted around six European airports. Risk also increased for those constantly exposed to road trafc, but this may have been caused by air pollution rather than noise. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/ pdf/363na1_en.pdf Thematic issues Environmental Noise (Nov 2011) Noise pollution is among the most common complaints regarding environmental issues in Europe, especially in densely populated and residential areas near major roads, railways and airports. But noise - unwanted sound - is more than a mere annoyance, even at levels below ear damaging volumes. Te EU’s Environmental Noise Directive (END) has initiated action plans in Member States to reduce environmental noise exposure and its efects. Tis Tematic Issue reports on recent research to help guide efective noise action plans throughout Europe. http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsaler  Noise is ubiquitous to everyday life. Exposure in the workplace is a common problem and as a result many countries have developed legislation to protect employees. The increase in social exposure to noise is worrying, say the review’s authors, as there is now evidence that noise exposure when young can contribute to hearing loss in later life. Hearing impairment as a result of noise exposure presents a serious public health problem; it is estimated that, worldwide, 1.3 billion people suffer from this condition and the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 10% of the global population is currently exposed to noise levels that could lead to hearing impairment. However, new treatments are under development. An oral drug, D-methionine, has shown good protection against hearing loss in animals and the review’s authors predict that these kinds of treatments will be available for human use in the next 10 years. In addition to hearing problems, the non-auditory health impacts of noise exposure, including annoyance, sleep disturbance, heart disease and cognitive impairment, are all causing increasing concern. Annoyance, which could be thought of as trivial, can in fact lead to anger, stress and exhaustion and, because of the large number of individuals affected, is estimated to be the second most important cause of health impacts due to environmental noise. Sleep disturbance is thought to have the greatest effect on health because it can have impacts on alertness, performance at work and general quality of life. In fact, studies have suggested that noise levels at night may have a greater impact on long-term health than noise exposure during the day. Cardiovascular disease, which includes high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke, has been clearly linked with long-term exposure to environmental noise. For instance, an analysis combining the results from many different studies found that an increase of 10 dB of transport noise (traffic and aircraft) can lead to an increase in risk of high blood pressure or heart disease of between 7 and 17%. Finally, the results of over 20 studies have shown that environmental noise can affect children’s learning and cognitive development. Exposure to road, rail and aircraft noise over long periods can reduce memory, reading ability and test performance. For example, as part of the EU-funded RANCH project1 , a study was carried out on 2844 9-to-10 year-olds attending 89 schools near major airports in London, Amsterdam and Madrid. After accounting for variables such as socioeconomic status the results showed a clear link between noise exposure and reduced reading comprehension and memory Scholars Journal of Engineering and Technology (SJET) ISSN 2321-435X Sch. J. Eng. Tech., 2013; 1(3):154-168 ©Scholars Academic and Scientific Publisher (An International Publisher for Academic and Scientific Resources) www.saspublisher.com 154 Research Article An Analysis of noise pollution in Tirupur city Keerthana1 , Gobinath.R2 , Neelima Singhvi3 , Chitravel.V3 , Saranya.S3 , Kannan.T3 1Assistant Professor, Department of Civil engineering, Jay Shriram Group of Institutions, Avinashipalayam, Tirupur 2Associate Professor, Department of Civil engineering, Jay Shriram Group of Institutions, Avinashipalayam, Tirupur 3Under graduate students, Department of Civil engineering, Jay Shriram Group of Institutions, Avinashipalayam, Tirupur *Corresponding author Chitravel.V Email: Abstract: Sound that is unwanted or disrupts one‘s quality of life is called as noise. When there is lot of noise in the environment, it is termed as noise pollution. Sound becomes undesirable when it disturbs the normal activities such as working, sleeping, and during conversations. It is an underrated environmental problem because of the fact that we can‘t see, smell, or taste it. Community noise, or environmental noise, is one of the most common pollutants. It is defined by the World Health Organization as noise emitted from all sources, except noise at the industrial workplace. ‗Community noise includes the primary sources of road, rail and air traffic, industries, construction 

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