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RESEARCH JOURNAL OF PURE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (RJPST )

E-ISSN 2579-0536
P-ISSN 2695-2696
VOL. 8 NO. 5 2025
DOI: 10.56201/rjpst.vol.8.no5.2025.pg21.42

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Geospatial Assessment of Noise Pollution in Abuja Metropolis, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

Innocent E Bello, and Adesehinwa Adegbulugbe

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Abstract

As a part of everyday life, noise can influence human health, the quality of living and peace of mind. Noise is an environmental cause of health problems; as much as air quality is. Thus, noise is indeed a remarkable environmental hazard, and is consequently in the focus of intense scientific efforts, to date. The aim of this study is to evaluate noise pollution in Abuja metropolis and it was achieved by the following objectives: identify the various sources of noise in Abuja metropolis, measure the noise levels for both wet and dry seasons within Abuja metropolis as well as compare the measured noise levels for both wet and dry seasons within the temporal scope of the study, and compare the observed noise levels with established National and International standards. A noise meter Precision Gold (N09AQ) was used for the ambient noise level measurements. Seventy (70) noise sampling points were selected, five (5) each in a representative manner across 14 districts in the study area. Four daily sampling sessions: 7.30-8.30am, 12.30-1.30pm, 5.30-6.30pm and 10.30-11.30pm were maintained and the sampling was carried out for a whole week. The noise assessment was carried out in dry and in wet season. From the results of the assessment, the findings were that the weekly average dry season noise level 71.69dBA was slightly higher than that of the wet season 71.32dBA. Also, Jabi district recorded the highest average weekly noise level in both the dry season assessment (78.24dBA) as well as the wet season assessment (77.21dBA). Conversely, Maitama district with 66.14dBA recorded the lowest average noise level during the dry season assessment, while Central Business district with 66.53dBA recorded the lowest noise level for wet season assessment. Furthermore, the correlation result of the paired sample correlations between the average daily (day-night time) noise level of the dry and wet season was 0.967 and this indicates a very high p

keywords:

Noise; Environmental Hazard; Air Quality; Abuja Metropolis; Noise Assessment

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