Such an approach confuses the cause and its result, however. Pollution is the adding-of/added light itself, in analogy to added sound, CO2 etc. Adverse consequences are multiple, some of them may be not known yet. Real definitions are to be, therefore, like Alteration of natural light levels in the outdoor environment owing to artificial light sources
Light pollution is the alteration of light levels in the outdoor environment (from those present naturally) due to man-made sources of light. Indoor light pollution is such alteration of light levels in the indoor environment due to sources of light, which compromises human health.
The U.S. National Park Service, whose Night Sky Team determined that almost every park that it surveyed has noticeable light pollution,
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