| dc.description.abstract | Noise pollution is aggregating throughout the world due to the increase in anthropological
activities in the urban areas. The focal causes of noise pollution are man-made and environmental
noise. This study aimed at identifying the major sources of noise, identifying sources of noise
whose noise levels were significantly different, identifying noise levels produced at the different
time period and comparing the noise levels with the permissible levels of noise. 747 random
sampling points were selected to study noise pollution by using the sound level meter for the period
of 15min. Measurement of noise levels in the study was carried out in the morning (6:00 to 11am),
afternoon (12:00 to 3:00pm) and evening (4:00 to 8:00pm) for the random points using Decibel
X. The means of the measured noise levels were higher than the permissible limits at all the
sampling locations during morning, afternoon, and evening hours except for the Worship places,
Sports areas and construction areas. From the study, the noise levels are generally high with a
mean value of 75.709 dB which is beyond the permissible noise level for and Residential, industry
or small-scale production and commerce (60dBA) as regard the National Environment (Noise
Standards and Control) Regulation 2003. If not responded to urgently, it might result in to
increased chances of hearing defects and other related problems such as headaches, sleepless
nights. This can be done through planting trees along main routes, sensitization of the public,
getting rid of the industrial activities and encouraging use of protective gears such as ear plugs. | en_US |
