Noise Pollution and Its Consequences on Urban Health in Sylhet City

Das, Tulshi Kumar; Basak, Rony

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“…11) Noise pollution is becoming a potential nuisance in the urban areas of many Asian countries because of rapid population growth and urbanization. 12,13) Noise pollution is a major problem for urban areas in many developing countries like Bangladesh. Although, advanced research has been performed for noise mapping in different cities of developed countries 14) , a very few studies were conducted for developing countries.…”

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“…16) Uddin, Hoque, Islam 10) measured the noise pollution levels in the Chittagong City at eight different places during working days from 6:00 am to 9:00 pm and a maximum sound level of 112.0 dB(A) was found at New Market and 2 No gate traffic area while a minimum sound level of 67.0 dB(A) was obtained at GEC traffic area. Despite several studies were conducted in the Chittagong region 2,10,21,24) and other large cities Dhaka, Sylhet, Khulna, Magura, Tangail 12,16,22,[25][26][27] of Bangladesh but no comprehensive study has been done on Chittagong based on noise mapping to date. Only one such study for Dhaka City was conducted which illustrated noise mapping.…”

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Evaluation of Noise Environment and Noise Mapping with ArcGIS in Chittagong City, Bangladesh

Aziz¹,

Karim²,

Masum³

et al. 2021

J Korean Soc Environ Eng

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Objectives : Noise pollution in Chittagong City of Bangladesh is a big concern because of huge population growth and urbanization. The objective of the study was to evaluate and mapping the noise levels in twelve locations of this city at different periods.Methods : Noise level data were collected at various locations by a precision grade sound level meter and the noise pollution parameters (Lmin, LAeq,2h and Lmax) were calculated. Furthermore, the noise pollution maps of Chittagong City were developed using geographical information system to address the locations which are prone to the environmental hazards.Results and discussion : The study revealed that the average noise levels were 64.6, 76.9, and 75.5 dB(A) for residential, commercial and silence zones, respectively. The interpolated noise maps showed that noise environment of this city was unsatisfactory, especially, in the areas of New Market, Nasirabad, and Bawa School & College were exposed to high noise pollutions. The afternoon and evening periods were experiencing higher noise pollution in the commercial and silence zones than the morning period of the day.Conclusions : The study suggests that the noise levels are above the acceptable limit and hence urgent measures should be taken into consideration to control the level of noise pollution in the city.

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Evaluation of Noise Environment and Noise Mapping with ArcGIS in Chittagong City, Bangladesh

Aziz¹,

Karim²,

Masum³

et al. 2021

J Korean Soc Environ Eng

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Assessment of Potential Health Risk Due to Traffic-Induced Sound Pollution: A Study in Khulna City, Bangladesh

Sultana

Paul

Habiba

et al. 2022

EUROPEAN J ENV PUBLI

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Background: Sound pollution has been emerging as a leading nuisance for urban dwellers all over the world. This study was conducted in some busiest traffic junctions of the Khulna metropolitan city of Bangladesh to reveal the impact of sound pollution on urban dwellers. Methods:The questionnaire survey was conducted using a probability selective sampling procedure and different age groups of respondents were chosen from the five busiest traffic junctures. The necessary associations were discovered using ross-tabulation, Pearson's Chi-square with Cramer's V coefficient, and binary logistic regression analysis.Results: Maximum respondents (95%) were found to be affected by several health issues (physical and psychological) due to the current level of road-traffic sound pollution. During the daytime, 98% of respondents claimed the high density of vehicles as a key factor. Meanwhile, 92% of them marked the buses [(χ 2 (2, n=140)=27.404, p<.0.001) with Cramer's V coefficient of 0.44] as the most sound generating source. The respondents spending more time in the noisy places were found to have approximately 1.354, 1.311, and 1.221times higher risk of hypertension, bad temperament, and irregular heartbeat problems, respectively than those who did not report. Notably, hearing loss issues were significantly more common among respondents from various age groups [odds ratio (OR): 1.045, 95% CI: 1.012-1.079]. Conclusion:Traffic sound pollution is harmful to human health. This study suggests that increasing awareness among people along with taking administrative measures would be effective to diminish the sound pollution problem.

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Noise Pollution and Its Consequences on Urban Health in Sylhet City

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Evaluation of Noise Environment and Noise Mapping with ArcGIS in Chittagong City, Bangladesh

Evaluation of Noise Environment and Noise Mapping with ArcGIS in Chittagong City, Bangladesh

Assessment of Potential Health Risk Due to Traffic-Induced Sound Pollution: A Study in Khulna City, Bangladesh

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