TRAFFIC NOISE IN LAHORE CITY, PART I: ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE

Authors

  • Khalid Islamac PCSIR Laboratories Complex, Ferozpur Road, Lahore-54600, Pakistan
  • Tanveer Ahmad Centre for Environmental Studies, PCSIR Laboratories
  • G H Shaikh Complex, Karachi-75280, Pakistan c National Physical and Standards Laboratory, 16, Sector H/9, Islamabad, Pakistan

Keywords:

Environmental pollution, Noise pollution, Traffic noise, Lahore city.

Abstract

Traffic noise survey was conducted at 15 sites in the different residential and commercial areas of Lahore city and at each survey site, noise data were collected from 0900 to 1700 h. The data collected have been analyzed for the recorded range, LA99, LA90, LA50, LA10 and LA1 and approximate vales of LAeq8h were evaluated for each survey site. The results are discussed with reference to some criteria for community annoyance and ways and means to limit high-level traffic noise are suggested.

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Published

2004-10-25

How to Cite

Islamac, K., Ahmad, T., & Shaikh, G. H. (2004). TRAFFIC NOISE IN LAHORE CITY, PART I: ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 47(5), 340–344. Retrieved from https://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/1547

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 5 (2004): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

Articles