Study the Auditory Pollution Effects of Electrical Generators for Some Locations in Fallujah City

Abstract

Noise pollution is one of the most prominent features of contemporary society as a source of anxiety and instability through its impact on human health and the quality of life that people live in the city of Fallujah. Seven different selected locations representing the home and educational environment in urban areas were measured, and noise levels in these residential and educational areas were assessed. To compare them with WHO limits for sound pressure levels, to assess the level of noise to which people are exposed in indoor environments. The results of the current study showed sound levels higher than required inside homes and educational settings. As for homes, the highest sound level was 75 decibels and the lowest sound level was 27 decibels in the Al-Amriya residential complex, while the highest sound level in the educational environment was 90 decibels and the lowest sound level was 53 decibels in the College of Administration and Economics - University of Fallujah.

While the highest sound level was 110.5 decibels and the lowest sound level was 58.7 decibels in Fallujah Teaching Hospital.

Individuals' exposure to high levels of noise in educational institutions and in their homes means that they are exposed to noise pollution for longer hours, which negatively affects their health.

The aim of the research is to study noise pollution in the city of Fallujah and find out its sources, resulting in negative effects on humans, while developing ways to treat it.