Community noise
Community noise or the famously known residential noise is all the noise produced in and around the environment except that of industries. Around my home, the main sources of sounds during the day and night are road transport, rail transport, and air traffic (Durand, 2005). Industries, especially construction and public work, however, also make a lot of sounds, especially during the daytime. On the other hand, some sounds are produced indoor, such as; home ventilation, neighbors themselves, and home appliances such as washing machines.
According to statistics, 55 dB sound pressure levels experienced during the daytime. This is, however, mostly cost by the roads in the densely populated and frequently used roads. Sounds in homesteads contribute a lot to noise pollution, which is an increasingly main cause of environmental problems. The rate at which sounds are produced around homes is unsustainable. This is because it involves direct and adverse effects when it comes to health. For good night sleep, sound levels should not exceed 30dB as the noise from backgrounds and 45dB for personal noise (Jason,2018). Intense sounds called noise has been proven to affect the performance of cognitive tasks by the body of an individual.
Sounds in dwellings also have adverse effects such as speech interference, annoyance, and sleep disturbance. To make sure that these effects are prevented, then the outdoor sound level should be steady and should not exceed 55 Db LAeq. New developments should consider ton work on lowering the outdoor sound level to the min level. Development of how to attain the safe levels of sound exposure will be of great importance to the community at large.
References
Jason Lawrence B. March 5th, 2018 “Downtime, Home Theater: Rival Sound Formats Mean Consumer Static Downtime” Technology Section New York Times
Durand Begault Et All (2005) “Audio-Visual Communication Monitoring System For Enhanced Situational Awareness”
Link for the sample clip “https://sleepjunkies.com/wpcontent/uploads/2013/03/processed_White_Noise1.mp3.”