A Study of Sources And Control of Environmental Noise Pollution on Selected Areas of osogbo, the Capital of osun State Nigeria.
Journal Title: International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
Climate change and its negative environmental challenges to humanity has for decades taken the centre stage globally, receiving attentions on ways to take care of the menace and keep the damaging effects to manageable and tolerable level. However, noise pollution, another major environmental hazard militating against human habitation particularly in the developing countries of the world, is not receiving enough attention by the concerned authorities at all tiers of governance. This paper seeks to identify the major sources of noise in the built environment in selected study areas of Osogbo, the Osun State Capital of Nigeria. Also, levels of sound intensity (dB) in selected buildings in the study areas were measured over a period of time. The average noise intensity levels so obtained were compared with the internationally acceptable standard suitable for human healthy living. The paper adopted a combination of survey and empirical research methods of data collection in the study areas. It was found that noise from vehicular and pedestrian traffic, commercial activities such as advertising vendors and religious buildings (Churches and Mosques) constitute major causes of noise in the study area. The average noise intensity (dB) obtained internally and externally from the selected buildings in the study areas is far above the acceptable international standard for healthy living, hence the various hazards and the socio/economic problems prevalent in the study areas. The paper recommends some measures to the affected stakeholders, particularly government agencies on means of reducing to tolerable level effects of problems associated with noise pollution.
Authors and Affiliations
Adepoju A. S, Risikatu Isyaku Abdulkarim
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