NOISE POLLUTION

ACTIVITY

FDP102

Module 2 Day 9
SUBMITTED BY-
GROUP 3
Akshar Mehulkumar Patel
Aryan Vimalkumar Shah
Charitha Mandava
Madhav Sharma
Mohit Ghisusingh Rajpurohit
Kashish Manish Jariwala
Prachi Alpesh Patel
Richa Vijay Vakharia
Yajusha Nair
September 23st, 2021
What is Data Analysis?
As the name suggests, Data analysis is deriving a useful meaning
from a raw set of data, and living at a time where we have more data
at our fingertips than ever is more of a reason to push data analysis.
We see data everywhere, hence there is a need for Data analyst in
every industry and sector of the world.

What is Noise Pollution?

Noise is an invisible threat, we cannot see noise but we can hear it.
Noise affects all be it on land or under the sea, and can have severe
side-effects on all. Regular exposure to high levels of noise/sounds
can have a really profound effect on all life. In humans it can cause
hearing loss, high blood pressure, heart diseases, sleep
disturbances and stress.

Analysing the noise levels is necessary to see how we are affecting

not only ourselves but our environment and everything that resides in
it. Sonar technology interferes with whales’ ability to use
echolocation and one research found that noise travels 4 times faster
and farther in water than in air.
Another experiment conducted in 1991 released sound wave signals
from a site in Hearn island in the Southern Indian ocean, and they
were picked up by 16 other sites around the world including the
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. We are affecting
more lives than we realize.

From the Data provided to us we retrieved the following:

Table 1: The (dB(A)) road traffic noise measurements with standard
deviation (SD) values for the Urban Highway-Hot Spot Area

Year Mean Sound Levels Avg. Standard Deviation of

Sound Levels
2004 71.4726087 1.137083333
2005 71.19416667 1.103913043
2006 70.55652174 1.348695652

Mean of Noise Measurements on Urban Highway Hot-spot.

71.6 71.4726087
71.4
71.19416667
Mean Noise LEvels

71.2
71
70.8
70.55652174
70.6
70.4
70.2
70
2004 2005 2006
Years
 Avg. Standard Deviation of Sound Levels on Urban Highway
Hot-spot.
1.6
1.348695652
Avg. Standard Deviation

1.4
1.2 1.137083333 1.103913043

1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
2004 2005 2006
Years

We can see, that 2004 had the highest level of Noise Pollution,
followed by 2005 and lastly 2006. We see noise levels decreasing
over the years but they are still hazardous. As this is a highway, many
vehicles get stuck in traffic here, creating more pollution.
In the other graph, 2006 had the highest average Standard Deviation,
followed by 2004, and lastly 2005. Standard Deviation is founded by
subtracting the value from the mean of the dataset and is different
than the average of the values.
Table 2: The Leq (dB(A)) road traffic noise measurements with
standard deviation (SD) values for the Residential area.

Year Mean Sound Levels Avg. Standard Deviation of

Sound Levels
2006 66.49565217 2.07375
2007 66.04875 2.270416667
2008 65.72125 2.429583333

Mean of Noise Measurements in Resedenial

Area
66.6 66.49565217

66.4
Mean Noise Levels

66.2
66.04875
66

65.8 65.72125

65.6

65.4

65.2
2006 2007 2008
Years
 Avg. Standard Deviation of Sound Levels in
Resedenial Area
2.5 2.429583333
2.4
Mean Noise Levels

2.3 2.270416667

2.2

2.1 2.07375

1.9

1.8
2006 2007 2008
Years

We can see that, in the residential areas, the noise pollution se

relatively low as highways are much more congested and filled with
traffic vreating noise pollution. The highest levels were in 2006, but
the numbers have gone down significantly in 2008.
In terms of Average of Standard Deviation, 2006 had the lowest level,
increasing from 2007 and lastly at 2008.

References:
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/
https://www.britannica.com/
https://www.vox.com/