ASSESSMENT OF NOISE LEVEL IN RELIGIOUS HOUSES AND THE RESIDENTS’ PERCEPTION TO NOISE POLUTION IN ILARO COMMUNITY

Shittu, A.I. and Remi-Esan, I.A. (2019) ASSESSMENT OF NOISE LEVEL IN RELIGIOUS HOUSES AND THE RESIDENTS’ PERCEPTION TO NOISE POLUTION IN ILARO COMMUNITY. FEPI-JOPAS, 1 (1). pp. 61-65. ISSN 2714-2531

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Abstract

Noise exposure is increasingly seen as an important environmental public health issue. Noise level assessment was carried out in 11 religious buildings and questionnaires were distributed to the residents near the religious buildings. The highest indoor noise level was recorded in the RC Church and CM Mosque with a mean indoor noise level of 100.2 and 64.9 dBA respectively while the least noise level was however recorded in LC Church and MM Mosque with a noise level of 86.2 and 52.2 dBA respectively. Indoor noise level in all the religious houses were beyond the permissible limit recommended by World Health Organization while all except one had outdoor levels below the recommended limit. This indicates that the residents near these religious building are exposed to loud noise and these may lead to various physiological and mental effects on the residents. The respondent’s reaction to noisy environment showed 73.3% agreed that they feel annoyed when the noise is loud, 6.5% agreed to be irritable. 50.5% of the respondents agreed that loud noise lead to sleep deprivation. During construction the religious buildings should be made to be sound-proof to avoid the sound from disturbing the residents near them.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Chemistry
Depositing User:	Mr Taiwo Egbeyemi
Date Deposited:	25 May 2020 19:53
Last Modified:	25 May 2020 19:53
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/160

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