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When Sound Becomes Noise

Erica Walker, an assistant professor of epidemiology at Brown University, discusses the negative health impacts of noise pollution

According to recent data from the University of Michigan, about one-third of Americans are exposed to sound above the average levels considered safe. But standard metrics of loudness do not assess the full ...

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