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pollution > pollution abatement > noise reduction > noise abatement

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noise abatement  

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  • Measures to reduce noise at the source, to encourage quieter technologies or equipment or to prevent or reduce the propagation of sound. Measures may include the isolation and damping of vibration sources; the replacement of components with quieter parts and material; the enclosure of particularly noisy components; the provision of noise barriers, etc.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/5626

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