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The charts below show the number of people in Europe who were affected by four types of noise pollution by day and by night in cities and rural areas in 2007.

The bar charts show how many people in Europe were affected by four types of noise pollution traffic, trains, aircraft, and industry during the day and night in cities and rural areas in 2007.Overall, traffic caused the most noise pollution, while industry had the least impact. More people were affected during the day than at night, and cities experienced higher noise levels compared to rural areas.
In cities, traffic noise was the biggest problem, affecting 68 million people during the day and 48 million at night. Train noise was the second largest, disturbing 10 million by day and 8 million at night. Aircraft noise affected 4 million people during the day and only 1 million at night. Industrial noise had the smallest impact, with 1 million affected during the day and just 0.25 million at night.
In rural areas, traffic also caused the most noise, affecting 35 million people during the day and 24 million at night. Train noise impacted 8 million during the day and 6 million at night. Aircraft noise affected 2 million by day and 1 million by night. Industrial noise was very low, with no significant effect recorded.
In summary, traffic noise was the main issue in both cities and rural areas, especially during the day. Cities had much higher noise pollution levels than rural areas.

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