Environmental Noise in Residential Environments: The Case for Quality of Life in Minna, Nigeria

Environmental noise pollution lowers the quality of life and is a public health concern in residential areas. In Minna, Nigeria, effects exposure to on inhabitants' well-being were examined this study. The indicated maximum limits for tolerable levels home context exceeded by data measured using sound level meter, hand-held geographic positioning system, structured questionnaire (N = 880). study recommended design noise-absorbing buildings, improved urban infrastructure planning, noise-regulating measures considerable increase people. Keywords: noise; Public health; Quality life; Residential environment eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. Authors. Published AMER ABRA cE-Bs e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This an open access article under CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review responsibility (Association Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), Behavioural Researchers Asians/Africans/Arabians) (Centre Studies), Faculty Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i22.4161