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Number of Europeans exposed to harmful noise pollution expected to increase

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News Published 05 Mar 2020 Last modified 24 Jun 2020

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Photo: © EEA/Gaia Russo

At least one in five Europeans are currently exposed to noise levels considered harmful to their health, according to the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) environmental noise pollution report published today. This number is projected to increase in the years ahead.