On World Health Day, Ventac recognises the importance of playing our part to keep humans and the planet healthy and reimagine a world where cities are liveable and people have control over their health.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) it estimates that more than 13 million deaths around the world each year are due to avoidable environmental causes and it has reported extensively on the health impacts of environmental noise pollution. The WHO has identified long-term noise exposure as an important public health issue and the second most significant environmental cause of ill health in western Europe after air pollution.  Excessive noise, particularly from transport sources, has negative impacts on human health and wellbeing, adversely affecting sleep and cardiovascular and metabolic function.

According to the The Environment Protection Agency (EPA), the human ear hears sound pressures over a wide range of frequencies. Decibels (dB), which are measured on a logarithmic scale, correspond to the way our ears interpret sound pressures.