Friday, February 09, 2007
Is Carnaval Prejudicial to health?
The interesting thing about the noise objection is that the 55 decibel limit ordered earlier by the Superior Court of Justice, is actually 30 decibels below the level of the noise of traffic in a city. Have you seen / heard the traffic in Santa Cruz? It seems laughable to award a decision against a once-yearly event in light of that.
So, what does fit the description of an "atmosphere of little noise" that is below the 55 decibel limit? Well, according to a this article at ABC; silence, footsteps, the sound of leaves rustling on the trees, a conversation in low voices and the quiet of a library are the only things that maintain their sound below that limit.
Of course Carnaval is louder than that, but so is the TV and conversation inside people's homes, never mind what's going on outside with the traffic, industry, construction works ... For better, or worse, life is noisy these days.
The effects on health from prolonged exposure to noise and its affect on the ability to get a good night's sleep are not in doubt, but there must surely be many more things in everyday life that are more threatening than a carnival of short duration.
Carnaval, ¿perjudicial para la salud?
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