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THE EFFECTS OF ACOUSTIC POLLUTION -In animals, noise can increase the risk of death by altering predator or prey detection and avoidance. - While the elderly may have cardiac problems due to noise, according to the World Health Organization, children are especially vulnerable to noise, and the effects that noise has on children may be permanent. -Noise poses a serious threat to a child's physical and psychological health, and may negatively interfere with a child's learning and behavior. Leire