A SURVEY OF CAUSES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF NOISE IN SOME SELECTED AREAS OF KANO METROPOLIS

Alhassan Haruna Umar; Abdu Barde

Volume : IV, Issue : XI, November - 2015

A SURVEY OF CAUSES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF NOISE IN SOME SELECTED AREAS OF KANO METROPOLIS

Alhassan Haruna Umar, Abdu Barde

Abstract :

The growing noise pollution is seen as one of the major environmental concern in major cities of the world. This study examines noise level and surveys the remote causes of noise pollution and its adverse effects in some industrial, business and residential areas in Kano metropolis. Measurement of noise level and survey were carried–out in Sharada phase I, Kofar Ruwa, Sabon gari, Kurna and Dorayi using CR: 306 sound meter and questionnaires. Simple percentages were used to analyse the data/ results shows that high percentages from Kurna, Dorayi, Sabon gari and Kofar ruwa residential and business areas reveal that the sources of noise are from transportation and human activities, while respondents from Sharada phase I reveal that the major source of noise are from industrial machines. The analysis of the survey also shows that 44% of the residents expose to noise suffer from headache, 31% annoyance, 15% feeling fatigue and 10% feeling sleepy. The measured noise level taken reveals that Sharada phase I recorded the highest average of 78.38dB(A), Kofar ruwa 78.04dB(A), Kurna 76.50dB(A), Sabon gari 74.04dB(A) and Dorayi 72.84dB(A) at mean average noise level.