Measurements Of Noise Pollution in selected areas of Al Diwaniya City – Iraq

Abstract

In this paper, a field study  for certain areas from the city of Al Diwaniya, such like (the market area (Al msoreen Street),Al wahda district (Khadija Al kubra Street) and Algmhory district (Shaheed Al Mehrab Street)) for the period from (27/6/2012 to 8 / 29/2012) the result has been compared with the permissible international standards developed by the World Health Organization "WHO" become clear there was apollution about 21% on the allowable limits, The sources that led to the high rates of noise pollution, increase the number of cars and the use of stimulants with high frequencies, as well as using home generators, which are frequently used in the summer. therefore we recommend that there be administrative decisions organize the import process of cars and increase the number of streets in the city.