ABSTRACT
Nowadays, the concern about noise pollution is acquiring considerable importance especiallly in industrial
enviroment where there exist alot of machinerys and equipment. The aim of this study was to determine the
level of noise pollution generated by some plants specifically Carbon Black Plant, Power Plant & Utilities,
Waste Water treatment Plant and Fuels Plant in Warri Refining & Petrochemical Company (WRPC), Warri,
Nigeria and recommmend strageties for noise control. Noise level data was obtained from the environmental
monitoring unit of WRPC for period April to November, 2012 .The results showed that the noise level
exceeded the 85 dB(A) WHO recommended limit for industrial area in the Carbon Black Plant,Power Plant &
Utilities and Fuels Plant in WRPC but was lower than 85 dB(A) in Waste Water treatment Plant section of
WRPC.It was observed that such noise pollution can present health problems to the workers.Recommendations
have been made to the company in this study to remedy this problems and challenges.
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