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Abstract

The aim of the study is Highlight on the on the environmental impacts and levels of noise pollution in the city of Basra, and to determine the spatial patterns of the phenomenon under study. To achieve this, noise levels were measured in the streets, neighborhoods, shops and buildings of the city of Basra and were distributed into 6 geographical patterns (traffic - residential - commercial - educational - recreational). -Healthy) at a rate of six measurements for each type (highest and lowest). Then the data was processed using the SPSS program and based on the descriptive analytical approach. The results showed the diversity of noise sources in the city of Basra, which greatly affect humans physically and psychologically, and their levels range from moderate to severe. They also showed that the noise level in all locations and for various geographical types was higher than the environmentally permissible limits, as the highest average noise level was in Locations with traffic activity reached (85.57) decibels, while the lowest average noise level was in locations with health activity (71.93) decibels. The statistical analysis also showed that there are statistically significant differences in noise averages according to geographical type at a significance level of 0.05, and these differences are due to the patterns with the highest averages, that is, between traffic activity and residential activity in favor of traffic activity, in addition to the differences between traffic activity and recreational activity in favor of traffic, As well as the differences between residential activity and commercial activity in favor of commercial activity. The study recommended several recommendations, the most prominent of which is the need to educate society about the dangers of noise pollution and take all measures to mitigate its severity.

Keywords

Pollutionk, Noise, Noise Pollution, Decibel

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