Environmental assessment of noise pollution level in Said Sadiq

Abstract

Currently the noise pollution is one of the most environmental problems. For that reason, the researcher has done field work on this title (Environmental Assessment of Noise Pollution Level in the Said Sadiq town).

In our study (Sound-level Meter) for noise meter has been used to measure the noise level in these areas (e.g. streets, commercial, residential, industrial, and green) and noise levels has been recorded for day and night, to show how sound level and noise effects on mental health and body health.

The results showed that the noise in our town generally has been excessed its normal level of noise. Accordingly, the noise samples has been taken randomly from the main streets and other normal streets in the city, then our results revealed that the main streets are very annoying, while the normal streets are have moderate-annoying noise therefore our results was between (45 – 80) decibels. Finally, our study comes out with some important recommendations for local authorities to solve this problem and how to reduce it for example (increasing green areas, enforcing environmental laws, and environmental awareness).