Assessment of Environmental Acoustic Levels of Some Churches in Uyo Metropolis, Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.59573/emsj.7(2).2023.29Keywords:
acoustic levels, churches, environment, Nigeria, Uyo MetropolisAbstract
This research work presents assessment of environmental acoustic levels of some churches in Uyo Metropolis, Nigeria. The measurements were made using a sound level meter; model TES 1350 A. Ten churches with musical instruments were selected. The acoustic levels were taken when there was no church service, LN and during church service LS. The linear regression model of a graph of LS against LN showed that LS and LN were not strongly correlated as it had a coefficient of determination, R2=0.007. The results of the findings indicated that all the churches considered had environmental acoustic levels greater than the WHO tolerant level of 55 dBA for a non-work environment. The results revealed that Church I had the highest LS of 87.94 dBA. Therefore churches should be professionally sited and researches inside churches should be conducted, especially during service.
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