Determination of environmental noise levels at central Balikesir hospitals

Abstract

In this study, our goal was to determine of noise sources and emission levels from very sensitive environments, such as hospitals, at downtown of Balikesir. It was also aimed to create noise pollution maps as the first time for those full-scale hospitals in Balikesir by carrying out of this study. According to the study results, it was determined that the noise level in Balikesir State Hospital (BSH), where is located closer to the city center, was higher than the noise levels in Atatürk State Hospital (ASH). In conclusion, the predicted noise values at BSH were higher about 9% (or approximately 7dBa) than the actual measured values. The modeling process was not performed at ASH, due to noise levels of ASH did not exceed the legal limits.

Keywords

• Balikesir,CadnaA,hospitals,noise

Balikesir şehir merkezindeki hastanelere ait çevresel gürültü seviyelerinin belirlenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, Balikesir'de bulunan hastanelerin maruz kaldığı gürültülere ait kaynak ve emisyon seviyelerinin belirlenmesi amaç edilmiştir. İl merkezinde ilk kez yapılan bu çalışma ile hassas yapılardan olan hastanelere ait gürültü kirliliği haritalarının oluşturulması amaçlanmaktadır. Ölçüm sonuçlarına göre şehir merkezine daha yakın olan Balikesir Devlet Hastanesindeki (BDH) gürültü seviyesinin Atatürk Devlet Hastanesindeki (ADH) ölçümlere göre daha yüksek olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, BDH için modellenen gürültü seviyelerinin, gerçek ölçülen değerlerden yaklaşık %9 ( yaklaşık 7dbA) kadar yüksek olduğu tahmin edilmiştir. ADH’de ölçülmüş değerler yasal sınır değerleri aşmadığı için, bu yerde modelleme yapılmamıştır.

Keywords

• Balikesir,CAdnaA,hastaneler,gürültü

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