QUALITY OF LIFE: THE EXPOSURE OF A FOOTBALL WATCHING CENTER IN A METROPOLITAN AREA TO NOISE POLLUTION

Authors : Francis ABULUDE, Samuel Dare OLUWAGBAYİDE, Akınyınka AKINNUSOTU, Usha SANTHANAM

Pages : 7-17

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Publication Date : 2021-04-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Because of its impact on hearing and other associated health conditions, noise pollution is an environmental problem. High levels of noise above normal limits cause hearing loss and other attendant problems. In Nigeria, the `Mini Stadium` is known as the viewing center where football matches are watched via satellite. The noise pollution of a viewing center was measured in this research. To do this, five top teams were chosen for the evaluation, each from the English Premier League insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(EPL);, La Liga, Bundesliga, League 1, and Serie A. For the measurement, a sound level meter was used. The dBA noise concentration spectrum was as follows: EPL insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(56-108);; La Liga insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(46-106);; Bundesliga insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(54-102);; Serie A insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(49-101);; and Ligue 1 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(54-101);. Compared to the normal limits, the findings revealed that some of the results were above the limits, which means that viewers and those outside the viewing center might be vulnerable to the problem of hearing. It is recommended that acoustic insulators and hearing aids be used to reduce the noise-related issues involved.
Keywords : Noise, hearing aid, viewing center, mini stadium