Description of the study area

Otor-Iwhreko Community is located in Ughelli North
local Government area of Delta State. Thirty major sawmill in Otor-Iwhreko was
used for the research study. Otor-Iwhreko is bounded in the South by Ughelli market,
in the North by Uloho Avenue, in the West by Ughelli North Local Government secretariat,
in the East, Market road.

The sawmill are owned by individual proprietor with
numbers of few workers who normally assist in the day to day operation of the
sawmill industries. The sawmills are located close to residential area which
has an estimated population of about one thousand (1000) persons. These
sawmills has plants that generate power (electricity) to power other equipment
that are mounted in a strategic position. Some of the electric motor of these
machine comprises of heavy electric motor that propelled the saw blade, that
saw or plain the wood which generate a heavy noise above 90 decibel (db).
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