noise pollution
noun
: annoying or harmful noise (as of automobiles or jet airplanes) in an environment
Example Sentences
The airport has made changes to decrease noise pollution.
Recent Examples on the Web The complex algorithmic calculations that go into determining what qualifies as noise pollution remain an inexact science. 
Rekha Tenjarla, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 Through the DC Metroplex BWI Community Roundtable, which acts as a liaison between communities and the FAA, residents have pushed for changes that would address noise pollution. Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2022 Ship noise pollution is masking those songs and creating stress that prevents the whales from reproducing. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 July 2022 Importantly too for propulsion in polar waters, the ships have the industry’s highest-level certification for reducing underwater noise pollution. John Oseid, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021 Criticism about the industry’s massive carbon footprint, and noise pollution in rural areas, has captured media attention in recent years. al, 1 Aug. 2022 The internal-combustion engine, in addition to being the single largest source of CO2 emissions, is the leading cause of global noise pollution, which studies have shown to have a similarly corrosive effect on human health. John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 Gas-guzzling mowers, weed whackers, and leaf blowers produce exhaust and create noise pollution that affects area wildlife. Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2022 But with the discovery of whale songs and the critical nature of their submarine communications came revelations about an urgent threat from noise pollution. Dyllan Furness, Outside Online, 20 Aug. 2020 See More
Rekha Tenjarla, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 Through the DC Metroplex BWI Community Roundtable, which acts as a liaison between communities and the FAA, residents have pushed for changes that would address noise pollution. Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 2022 Ship noise pollution is masking those songs and creating stress that prevents the whales from reproducing. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 July 2022 Importantly too for propulsion in polar waters, the ships have the industry’s highest-level certification for reducing underwater noise pollution. John Oseid, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021 Criticism about the industry’s massive carbon footprint, and noise pollution in rural areas, has captured media attention in recent years. al, 1 Aug. 2022 The internal-combustion engine, in addition to being the single largest source of CO2 emissions, is the leading cause of global noise pollution, which studies have shown to have a similarly corrosive effect on human health. John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022 Gas-guzzling mowers, weed whackers, and leaf blowers produce exhaust and create noise pollution that affects area wildlife. Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2022 But with the discovery of whale songs and the critical nature of their submarine communications came revelations about an urgent threat from noise pollution. Dyllan Furness, Outside Online, 20 Aug. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1966, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
noise pollution
noun
ˈnȯiz- 
: environmental pollution consisting of annoying or harmful noise (as of automobiles or jet airplanes)
called also sound pollution