Estimate of the Noise Pollution and the Amount of Air Pollutants with Simulation of Road Traffic Volume

Abstract

Noise pollution does not have a clearly specified definition but refers to a class of sounds that disrupt human activities and natural order and structure. The most obvious noise pollution problem is resulting from road traffic. Air pollution caused by transportation vehicles has adverse effects on all traffic users and city dwellers. The extent of noise pollution and the levels of the two dangerous pollutants carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides resulting from fuel combustion in vehicles are predicted by measuring noise produced by vehicles and through simulating their movements using SIDRA Simulation. The results are compared with those specified in environmental standards and strategies are suggested to reduce noise and air pollution in the study area.