Got Ear Plugs? You May Want To Sport Them On The Subway And Other Mass Transit, Researchers Say
Friday, June 19, 2009 - 22:21
in Health & Medicine
Recent public health studies on the US mass transit system have identified several sources of environmental hazards associated with mass transit, including excessive noise. Scientists have found that MTA subways had the highest average noise levels of all mass transit in New York City, with levels high enough to potentially increase the risk of noise induced hearing loss.
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