The permissible noise levels for residential buildings
(premises) are listed under miscellaneous offence act. (Public order and
Nuisance) and panel code public entertainment (Act Chapter 257) in cases involving
noise from residential premises, the police have power to deal with noise as a
breach of peace. However FEPA (now NESREA) can also take action under the
environmental public health act if the noise is deemed to constitute a public
health nuisance these impacts associated with noise pollution may need to be
reconsidered in regard to human health after continuous exposure for months and
even years WHO report (2006) stated the following impacts of noise:
(premises) are listed under miscellaneous offence act. (Public order and
Nuisance) and panel code public entertainment (Act Chapter 257) in cases involving
noise from residential premises, the police have power to deal with noise as a
breach of peace. However FEPA (now NESREA) can also take action under the
environmental public health act if the noise is deemed to constitute a public
health nuisance these impacts associated with noise pollution may need to be
reconsidered in regard to human health after continuous exposure for months and
even years WHO report (2006) stated the following impacts of noise:
1. The immediate
symptoms of noise include discomfort, pains and ringing in the ear.
symptoms of noise include discomfort, pains and ringing in the ear.
2. High noise
affects the state of mind and put the recipient in fragile state of easy
annoyance and the lower threshold for noise producing sleep disturbance is 45 DB.
A global perspective transition to the 1990s).
affects the state of mind and put the recipient in fragile state of easy
annoyance and the lower threshold for noise producing sleep disturbance is 45 DB.
A global perspective transition to the 1990s).
3. The most
immediate effect of noise pollution is a deterioration of the ability to hear
things clearly i.e. noise-induce hearing impairment.
immediate effect of noise pollution is a deterioration of the ability to hear
things clearly i.e. noise-induce hearing impairment.
4. It decreases
the efficiency of a man.
the efficiency of a man.
5. Lack of
concentration.
concentration.
6. Fatigue.
7. Physiological
damage.
damage.
8. Psychological
damage.
damage.
Other effects of noise pollution is as a result of
chronic exposure to noise may cause hypertension, severe depression, insomnia,
impair sexual performance and also learning ability in children Duerden and
Butterworths (2008). Unborn children are at risk too if they are exposed to
high level noise during pregnancy as it affects the immature cochlea. The
spiral cavity of the ear Environmental Auditing (Global Perspective, 2010).
