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Buenos Aires, Noisiest Latin
American City
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.
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