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Effects of environmental noise pollution towards school children
Samsuri Abdullah1, Muhamad Firdaus Ahmad Fuad2, Nazri Che Dom3, Ali Najah Ahmed4, Ku Mohd Kalkausar Ku Yusof5, Mohamad Fakhratul Ridwan Zulkifli6, , Amalina Abu Mansor7, Nur Nazmi Liyana Mohd Napi8, Marzuki Ismail29.
Introduction: Noise, in particular, environmental noise is the undesirable sound produced by urbanization and industrialization process affecting human health such as hypertension, hearing loss, and sleep disturbances. We con- ducted a study analyzing noise pollution status and students’ and teachers’ perceptions of noise pollution at primary schools. Methods: The noise level is monitored during daytime (0700-2200 hours), simultaneously the question- naires were distributed to students and teachers for subjective evaluation. Results: The evaluated equivalent noise level (LAeq) was 61.7 to 69.4 dBA on the school day and 62.2 to 62.3 dBA on the non-school day. For both school and non-school days, the Lmax is higher at schools located in the industrial area (77.0 dBA) rather than schools lo- cated in the residential area (74.5 dBA). Students agreed that the classroom was noisy (95%) and outside classroom noise that was heard by students is bell (43%), followed by traffic noise (26%). Additionally, the majority of teachers for both schools responded that road traffic (11.59%) is the source of outside school noise and most interference noise during the classes was produced by students (13.04%). Conclusion: Findings of this study are beneficial for policymakers and stakeholders in sense of noise pollution management at schools
Affiliation:
- Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, MALAYSIA, Malaysia
- Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, MALAYSIA, Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Malaysia
- University Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
- Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
- Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
- Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
- Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, University Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
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