Study of noise pollution in Sulaimani city

Authors

  • Parekhan M. Jaff
  • Dana A. Tahir
  • Hossien Hossieni

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31185/jwsm.53

Keywords:

Noise pollution, Sound pollution, Environmental noise

Abstract

A study of noise pollution at six location by the month of Jun 2009 in Sulaimani city of Kurdistan region was conducted; Data on the intensity of noise during two different intervals of time 10 (am) and 17 (pm) were collected using a digital sound level meter with arrange of (34-130) dB. The source of must noise is transportation system, vehicles, car alarms, emergency services sirens, loudspeakers, construction works and noisy people. Because of the direct links between noise and health, the establishment of an agency under the name of Kurdistan Environmental Protection Agency (KEPA) is important for controlling this issue.

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Published

2022-10-03

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2009)

Section

Articles

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Copyright (c) 2009 Parekhan M. Jaff, Dana A. Tahir, Hossien Hossieni

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Jaff, P. M., Tahir, D. A., & Hossieni, H. (2022). Study of noise pollution in Sulaimani city. Journal of Wasit for Science and Medicine, 2(2), 31-39. https://doi.org/10.31185/jwsm.53