Analyzing Noise Pollution in Dr. Sami Yağız Street in Niğde

Authors : Orhun Soydan

Pages : 3-20

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Publication Date : 2024-06-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :One of the pollutant sources that negatively affects our health today is the noise problem, whose impact is felt more and more every day. In our cities where various activities are carried out, noise pollution, like other types of pollution, has reached levels that cause discomfort to people and the environment. Noisy; It is generally expressed as an unwanted, unwelcome, intolerable sound. Conditions such as the frequency of the noise, the duration of its presence in the environment, whether the noise originates from a point, planar, or linear source, the age, physique, and mental state of the person exposed to the noise, and the distribution of the noise over time in the environment are important factors in the perception of noise as a disturbance by the receiver. This study investigated one of the most frequently used areas in Niğde, the Environmental noise pollution of Dr. Sami Yağız Street. In this context, 25 sound measurement locations were determined in different parts of the street, and measurements were made at 3-hour intervals on weekdays, from 9.00 in the morning to 18.00 in the evening, to determine the sound level in these places for 1 week. The obtained noise values were calculated as dBA) According to the results, it was seen that most of the sound levels measured at the measurement points were higher than the noise limit values of 65 dBA (Regulation on Evaluation and Management of Environmental Noise) and 55 dBA (WHO). As a result, it was determined that environmental noise pollution was significant in the city center of Niğde.
Keywords : Gürültü, Gürültü Kirliliği, Cadde, Peyzaj, Niğde