Effects of Noise Pollution on Zakho University Students at Two Faculty of Science Buildings
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Noise pollution, Physical and Psychological effects, Sound pressure level
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Noise is a type of pollution that has a negative impact on human health and well-being. Because of population growth and urbanization, the magnitude and severity of noise pollutionare increasing. This study examines the level of noise throughout Zakho university-faculty of science buildings. Noise levels were measured using a sound level meter at two campus buildings at five different times (9:00 AM –2:00 PM). A total of 180 students (98 females, 82 males) were questioned to collect data. The noise levels were highest at the ground floor of building one were at (11:00AM-12:00PM) and (12:00-1:00 PM), respectively, changing from 60.6 to 73.7 dB at (11:00 AM-12:00 PM) and 63.3-73.8 dB at (12:00-1:00 PM) (12-1:00 PM). These results could be due to students taking a lunch hour after 12:00PM and visiting a café at this site. The most prevalent direct impact of noise on students was feeling annoyed, which affected 23% of students, followed by headache (18%) and so on. Noise has psychological effects on students such as anxiety (6%) and sleep problems (4%) which all have a low percentage. Lastly, memory lapse (2%) and fatigue (3%) impact on students had a lower proportion when compared to other impacts. However, there was 22% of students did not affect by noise.
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Copyright (c) 2022 Thabit Elias Basheer, Omar Salih Omar, Suzan Khalid Hashim
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