background : noise pollution is one of the important issues of pollutant in workplaces and is almost one of the harmful agents for workers. at present, instrumental based inspections for determining the index levels of noise in workshops is performed. this method is requiring a time consuming and ex-pensive in large scale inspection for workplaces. classification of workplaces based on noise po...

This study focuses on identifying source and frequency of noise pollution in Yazd, Iran. For data collection, we used two approaches: First we selected 55 monitoring stations for 122 km grid network; the distance between two stations was 2 km. Then, at the same time, we measured the sound pressure level (SPL) at main roads; the distance between two monitoring stations in this case was 1 km. Aft...

One of the most important issues in today&rsquos urban world is increasing use of cars and its noise pollution, which is now one of the most important affecting pollutants on health and quality of lives of residents in urban areas. Noise pollution effects on various aspects of human and the community health as well as the high cost of treatment, thus more studies in this field is needed. Hence ...

background: hospital is a place to provide medical services. it is affected by noise pollution sources that can be associated with negative impacts on health and comfort status of the staff members and patients. the aim of this study was to measure noise levels in different wards of hospitals and to determine the irritation caused by noise among the hospital staff members in hamadan, iran. meth...

Growth in the commercialization, mobility and urbanization of human settlements across the globe has greatly exposed world urban population to potentially harmful noise levels. The situation is more disturbing in developing countries like Nigeria, where there are no sacrosanct noise laws and regulations. This study characterized noise pollution levels in Ibadan and Ile-Ife, two urban areas of S...