"¡Hay, que bueno!" mi mujer me dijo. "¡Entonces no estoy loca despues de todo!"Buenos Aires, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) The capital of Argentina is Latin America s noisiest city, according to a survey carried out by the World Health organization and published in this city on Friday.
According to the WHO report, thousands of unmuffled buses and trucks are mainly responsible for the alarming level of noise that affects Buenos Aires capital residents.
The WHO says that the human ear can tolerate up to 70 decibels of noise, but more than that can damage the hearing system.
Representatives of civil Hear Better organization informed that measurements they took in key points of Buenos Aires revealed levels between 85 and 95 decibels.
They said that construction activities, currently very increased in the city, join the traffic problem since builders work without any protection or security measures to reduce noise pollution.
...currently discussing the US presidential election campaign until Inauguration Day.
Monday, September 11, 2006
...from the World Health Organization
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