Traffic Noise Pollution Assessment in Major Road Junctions of Imphal City, Manipur (India)
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چکیده
Noise pollution assessment was carried out in selected traffic junctions of Imphal city Manipur, India, using noise parameters and indices such as L10, L50, L90, Leq for the different periods day, i.e., morning, noon, evening hours. The study equivalent level (Leq), parameters, various have enabled evaluation overall environment city. index (TNI), climate (NC), (LNP), exposure (NEI) along with day time (LD), night (LN) average, day-night (Ldn) levels were assessed junctions. Moreover, spatial mapping geostatistical interpolation technique to evaluate changes scenarios during zones day. values a few exceeded required standards. shows ranging between 52.2-69.9 dB(A) morning (7-10 am), 52.4 -69.3 noon (12 noon-2 pm), 54.6-71.1 (4-7 pm) hours, respectively.
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature Environment and Pollution Technology
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2395-3454', '0972-6268']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.46488/nept.2022.v21i02.004