No Noise Day (06 de agosto)

On 6 August every year is celebrated worldwide Day No Noise, in order for humanity to raise awareness about the damage caused in health and promote action against noise pollution.

According to the World Health Organization “noise is a sound devoid of nice qualities”, that is, that unwanted sound, unpleasant sensation and perception which alter the welfare of the individual.

This type of pollution is presented on a larger scale in the large urban centers, often causing physiological and psychological injuries that are usually detected when the damage is irreversible.

At present, the noise is one of the biggest polluters in the process of development and the comfort of the big cities, why should promote actions aimed at the prevention and control of pollution to improve the quality of life of the populations.