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Article: KARACHI - Degraded by Noise Pollution.
- Article from:
- Economic Review
- Article date:
- September 1, 1999
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Hearing loss is the most obvious health threat posed by noise pollution
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Environmental pollution is the product of human settlement patterns and activities. The environmental quality of developing countries mega-cities experiencing urbanization like Calcutta, Bombay, Dhaka and Karachi is an issue of global concern.
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