Study of Noise pollution at the campus of university of Sulaimani | ||
| Kirkuk Journal of Science | ||
| Article 1, Volume 7, Issue 1, June 2012, Pages 98-109 PDF (0 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.32894/kujss.2012.44956 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Parekhan M. Jaff; Hossien Hossieni | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Pollution disturbs the concentration of people, as a result, they will be spending longer time for completing the work than that would be done in a quiet environment, in addition they feel more tired in the noisy area. This study was carried out at the University of Sulaimani to show the level of noise pollution in this educational area, by using a digital noise dosimeter with a range of 43-130 dB. The areas chosen for the study were 25 areas in total, including the vacant spaces between halls of study at different floors of 5 colleges, in addition to 3 regions chosen from the field of the campus of the University. Excel's computer program used for fitting model equations to the obtained experimental data. The noise intensity was above 70 dB in most studied areas, a level which is supposed to be the start of point causing harm to the hearing process of human beings. The source of most of the noises was the crowding and gathering of students both inside the buildings of the colleges (corridors) and in the field of the campus of the university, even after many of them having finished their classes and duties in their colleges. The buildings were designed decades ago and the number of students and staffs is increasing yearly which makes it impossible to hold such a big number. The results showed that the occupational area for each student in general is less than 2m2 inside the buildings. As excessive noise affects health of people deleteriously, the establishment of an agency under the name of Kurdistan Environmental Protection Agency (KEPA) is essential for controlling this and similar hazards. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| study; Noise; Pollution; Campus; university of Sulaimani | ||
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