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    FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

    ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
    UH6422001

    SS21303
    AIR QUALITY AND NOISE ANALYSIS
    1-2023/2024

    LAB REPORT 3
    NOISE POLLUTION MEASUREMENT (INDOOR AND OUTDOOR)

    PREPARED FOR
    PROF. DR. JUSTIN SENTIAN
    MS. SALWA NAIDIN

    PREPARED BY
    FRISHA FAQIHAH BINTI NIJAM
    BS22210572

    DATE OF SUBMISSION
    26th JANUARY 2024
    TITLE

    Noise Measurement

    INTRODUCTION

    Unwanted or excessive sound can be considered noise pollution and have a negative impact
    on wildlife, human health, and the environment. In addition to the numerous industrial facilities
    and other enterprises, aeroplane, train, and highway traffic, as well as outdoor construction
    activities, are major sources of noise pollution.

    Decibels are used to measure sound. The sounds of the surroundings range in volume
    from 20 to 30 decibels for rustling leaves to 120 decibels for thunderclaps and 120 to 140
    decibels for siren wails. An individual's ears may be harmed by noises that are 85 dB or
    greater. Commonplace items like power lawnmowers (90 decibels), subway trains (90 to 115
    dB) and loud rock concerts (110 to 120 decibels) are examples of sound sources that surpass
    this threshold.

    There are rules pertaining to noise and the environment. States and cities have
    different rules regarding noise, and not all cities have any kind of legislation at all. General
    guidelines prohibiting excessive noise that is deemed to be an annoyance may be included in
    a noise regulation. The majority of noise ordinances specify the maximum volume of noise
    that is permitted during particular hours of the day. For instance, it's typical for noise
    regulations to forbid building before a specific morning hour and not after a specific evening
    hour.

    For this study, the data was compared with Malaysia’s Guidelines for Environmental
    Noise Limits and Control.
    OBJECTIVES

    The objectives of this practical are:

    • To measure the outdoor (ambient) and indoor noise level at various locations
    • To compare the measurement results to the Malaysian ambient noise and indoor noise
    guideline or any existing law (DOE, DOSH, WHO)
    • To identify the possible sources of noise pollution and possible mitigation

    METHODOLOGY

    Monitoring Sites

    The noise levels analysed in this study were obtained from 6 different locations around Kota
    Kinabalu area during the day. The respective locations were (1) Food Court Suria Sabah
    Shopping Mall, (2) Imago Shopping Mall, (3) roadside of Imago Shopping Mall, (4) Night
    Market KK, (5) Teluk Likas Beachside, and (6) my house at Inanam.

    Equipment

    Decibel X Mobile Application

    Tripod

    Procedure

    • Training on how to operate the Decibel X Mobile Apps will be conducted in the first
    hour of the practical.
    • Student will have to take measurement for a period of at least 10 minutes in each
    location. Students are encouraged to repeat the measurement in each location three
    times.
    • The mobile apps position for the measurement need to adhere the standard protocol
    of measurement.
    • During the period of measurement, observe the climatic/weather condition and
    activities of the surrounding.
    Methodology Description

    The noise levels were recorded using a sound meter application known as Decibel X. The
    sound level readings were recorded for intervals of 1 second for 10 minutes (600 seconds)
    during day time (4pm to 11pm) at each monitoring site. When recording, the phone was placed
    about 1.5m from the ground and tilted about 45 degree towards the sound source and away
    from the face. The data from the application was obtained and used to plot three types of
    graphs (noise level vs time exposure, cumulative distribution, and percentile level (L10, L50,
    L90). Furthermore, the noise level at each location was analysed based on three parameters
    (Leq, Lmax and Lmin) and then compared with a specific guideline.
    RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

    1. Food Court Suria Sabah Shopping Mall (indoor)

    According to the graph, the noise level exceeds the permissible noise level. This noise was
    recorded inside the building of mall in food court area where it has noise from many people
    and sound from machine use in that area. The noise level is uniform from 70 dBA to 90 dBA
    the highest peak.

    2. Imago Shopping Mall (indoor)


    This noise was recorded inside the building of shopping mall. The noise level trends are
    between 50 dBA to 80 dBA the highest frequency. The noise could be from people
    conversation, music sound, and noise in the mall.

    3. Roadside of Imago Shopping Mall (outdoor)

    This is sound from outside of the mall. The noise is from motor vehicle and airplane as this
    location is the centre of the city. The highest frequency is 90 dBA which is noise from airplane
    passed by.

    4. Night Market KK (outdoor)


    This noise recorded at the outside which is the night market where many people come. The
    noise level is high frequency because of there are people busking and noise from airplane.
    The noise level is 60 dBA to 90 dBA.

    5. Teluk Likas Beachside (outdoor)

    This is outdoor noise at the beachside in the night. The noise is from the sound of waves
    where it ranges in 50 dBA to 60 dBA. The peak that is more than 60 dBA is noise from motor
    vehicles that passed by and park at the side of the beach.

    6. My house at Inanam (indoor)


    According to the graph, the noise is recorded indoor which is inside of house in the night. The
    noise level is unform between 40 dBA and 50 dBA. It uniform because people are sleeping in
    the night. The hight frequency could be sound from outside.

    REFERENCES

    Abdallah, T. (2023). Environmental impacts of mass transit operations. In Sustainable Mass


    Transit (Second Edition) (pp. 77–93). https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-15271-9.00010-8

    Nathanson, J. A. and Berg, . Richard E. (2024, January 18). noise pollution. Encyclopedia
    Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/science/noise-pollution
    Noise pollution. (n.d.). https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/noise-pollution/

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