<p>Recently, I noticed that a highway and a river sound fairly similar. This got me thinking that they say noise pollution from highways causes stress even if you don't really notice it. So, the question is: &quot;Can the noise from a river also be considered as noise pollution (for humans) and cause similar levels of stress.&quot;</p>
<p>Disclaimer: I am not really familiar with environmental sciences</p>

CC BY-SA 4.0
2022-07-07T02:52:38.157Z
have you ever camped close to a river or by the sea? because if you have you will know the answer to your question.
trond hansen
CC BY-SA 4.0
2022-07-07T17:53:56.000Z
Only once, but the noise was already less where I slept, so it didn't really bother me.
Emiel Lanckriet
CC BY-SA 4.0
2022-07-07T18:42:56.037Z
There's no horns or sudden squeals of tires in the river sound (though nature can bring other surprises like trees falling and animals rustling).  So it's an interesting question :-)  I did get quite used to the sounds of the highway in the distance in places I've lived... or even planes flying overhead when I lived near a runway.  Probably similar for people and animals near rivers (though wouldn't be surprised if there's an unrealized background physiological stress added in all cases)
JeopardyTempest
<rivers>
Noise pollution: Highway vs river
Emiel Lanckriet
# Noise pollution: Highway vs river

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-07-06)

Recently, I noticed that a highway and a river sound fairly similar. This got me thinking that they say noise pollution from highways causes stress even if you don't really notice it. So, the question is: "Can the noise from a river also be considered as noise pollution (for humans) and cause similar levels of stress."

Disclaimer: I am not really familiar with environmental sciences

**Tags:** rivers

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: have you ever camped close to a river or by the sea? because if you have you will know the answer to your question.  
> **username_0**: Only once, but the noise was already less where I slept, so it didn't really bother me.  
> **username_2**: There's no horns or sudden squeals of tires in the river sound (though nature can bring other surprises like trees falling and animals rustling).  So it's an interesting question :-)  I did get quite used to the sounds of the highway in the distance in places I've lived... or even planes flying overhead when I lived near a runway.  Probably similar for people and animals near rivers (though wouldn't be surprised if there's an unrealized background physiological stress added in all cases)  

---

## 0 answers

