Adesina, Olumide S

Aitanke, F. O.

Emenike, PraiseGod C

Ibhadobe, Osagie

Okougha, A. E.

Tenebe, I.T.

African Journal of Science Technology Innovation and Development

Osagie Ibhadode

I. T. Tenebe

P. C. Emenike

O. S. Adesina

A. F. Okougha

F. O. Aitanke

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Assessment of noise-levels of generator-sets in seven cities of South-Southern Nigeria

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  Log in  |  Register  Cart                                                      Advanced search    Journal African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development  Volume 10, 2018 - Issue 2 Submit an article Journal homepage 107 Views 0 CrossRef citations to date Original Articles Assessment of noise-levels of generator-sets in seven cities of South-Southern Nigeria Osagie Ibhadode ,I. T. Tenebe ,P. C. Emenike ,O. S. Adesina ,A. F. Okougha &F. O. Aitanke Pages 125-135 | Published online: 17 Jan 2018   • https://doi.org/10.1080/20421338.2017.1400711        Abstract Noise pollution has been shown to be a global health hazard and this could be aggravated by the use of noise-emitting generators. Therefore, this study aims to determine the Sound Pressure Levels  Sound Power Levels  as well as Noisiness of sixty different models with various Power-ratings from fourteen generator brands, commonly used in homes/offices in seven cities covering South-Southern Nigeria. The results obtained between January 2013–December 2015 showed that for nearly all generator brands, models and ratings, the values of  were above the Permissible Noise Exposure Limits  recommended by   and  of   and  respectively for  daytime safe human exposure. Also, the ‘Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test’ analyses showed that the three (3) alternative hypotheses , and  are statistically-significant and should be accepted – further implying that: the decibel-ratings of majority of these generator-models are evidently hazardous. Keywords: Generator-models, Sound Pressure Level/Noise-Level, Noisiness, Sound Power Level , Permissible Noise Exposure Limit     Connect with Taylor & Francis Copyright © 2018 Informa UK Limited Privacy policy & cookies Terms & conditions Accessibility Registered in England & Wales No. 3099067 5 Howick Place | London | SW1P 1WG   

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Assessment of noise-levels of generator-sets in seven cities of South-Southern Nigeria

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