The bar charts illustrate the number of
people
in Europe (in millions) affected by four types of Use synonyms
noise
pollution—traffic, train, aircraft, and industry—during the Use synonyms
day
and at Use synonyms
night
in urban and rural Use synonyms
areas
in 2007.
Use synonyms
Overall
, Linking Words
noise
pollution affected significantly more Use synonyms
people
in urban Use synonyms
areas
than in rural Use synonyms
areas
, with traffic being the most prevalent source in both settings. Use synonyms
In contrast
, industrial Linking Words
noise
had the least impact, particularly in rural Use synonyms
areas
where it was negligible. Use synonyms
Noise
levels from trains and aircraft Use synonyms
also
showed a consistent decline from urban to rural Linking Words
areas
.
In Use synonyms
cities
, traffic Use synonyms
noise
affected the largest number of Use synonyms
people
, with 64 Use synonyms
million
impacted during the Use synonyms
day
and 48 Use synonyms
million
at Use synonyms
night
. Use synonyms
Although
these numbers were lower in rural Linking Words
areas
, traffic Use synonyms
noise
still remained the most significant source, affecting 34 Use synonyms
million
Use synonyms
people
during the Use synonyms
day
and 24 Use synonyms
million
at Use synonyms
night
. Train Use synonyms
noise
was the second most common source in Use synonyms
cities
, impacting 10 Use synonyms
million
during the Use synonyms
day
and 8 Use synonyms
million
at Use synonyms
night
, but these figures fell to 8 and 6 Use synonyms
million
, respectively, in rural Use synonyms
areas
.
Aircraft Use synonyms
noise
affected comparatively fewer Use synonyms
people
, with 4 Use synonyms
million
impacted during the Use synonyms
day
and 1 Use synonyms
million
at Use synonyms
night
in Use synonyms
cities
. In rural Use synonyms
areas
, these numbers dropped Use synonyms
further
to 2 Linking Words
million
during the Use synonyms
day
and 1 Use synonyms
million
at Use synonyms
night
. Industrial Use synonyms
noise
had the smallest impact Use synonyms
overall
, affecting just 1 Linking Words
million
Use synonyms
people
during the Use synonyms
day
and 0.25 Use synonyms
million
at Use synonyms
night
in Use synonyms
cities
, Use synonyms
while
it was non-existent in rural Linking Words
areas
. These trends highlight the much greater prevalence of Use synonyms
noise
pollution in urban Use synonyms
areas
compared to rural regions.Use synonyms
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