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18076
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A growing problem is the threat of aural pollution. The explosion of both population and technological society has increased the noise level across the country. In North Carolina there are some legal tools that can be used to combat noise pollution.
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Popular Government (NoCar JK 4101 P6), Vol. 38 Issue 2, Oct 1971, p16-19
Record #:
26306
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Noise pollution may vary in annoyance level and have physical and psychological effects. North Carolina addresses this environmental health problem through legal tools, such as a nuisance action, inverse condemnation, general anti-noise laws, zoning ordinances, and decibel ordinances.
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Health Law Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7754 A1 H42x), Vol. Issue 26, Oct 1971, p1-4, f
Record #:
28367
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As development has increased in the Triangle area, so too has the noise from airplanes at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU). In 1989, a local citizen’s pressured the Airport Authority to adopt a Noise Abatement Policy, and the Noise Abatement Committee was formed to make recommendations on noise policy. While RDU’s noise regulations are stricter than the federal guidelines, they are vulnerable to abuse. Options which the committee may recommend to help solve the problem are detailed along with the effect noise has on residents’ lives.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 10 Issue 16, April 1992, p8, 10 Periodical Website