SAUT RETHINK USING SOLAR SYSTEM INSTEAD OF NOISE POLLUTING GENERATOR

Atmospheric pollution is not the only type of contamination that is harming living beings on the planet. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is one of the most dangerous environmental threats to health. According to the European Environment Agency (EEA), noise is responsible for 16,600 premature deaths and more than 72,000 hospitalized every year in Europe alone. According to the WHO, noise is harmful when it exceeds 75 decibels(dB) and feels painful at levels above 120 dB. Decibel (dB) refers to the unit that used to measure the intensity of a sound. Whereby the highest the decibel scale, the louder the noise. Hence on the decibel scale, the level in-creases 10 times more intense that a sound is actually 10 times more intense or powerful.
Moreover, for a normal calculation when a sound is at 70 (dB) are general considered to be safe. But from 71 (dB) to above is said to damage hearing system over the time. Whereby researchers have found that people who exposed over long period of time to noise level of 71 (dB) to above are at a much risk for hearing loss. That is how noise is automatically harmful.
Drivers honking the horn, groups of workers drilling the road surface, aircraft flying over us in the sky... Noise, noise and more noise. Cities have become the epicenter of a type of pollution, acoustics, which, although its invisibility and the fact that coronavirus crisis reduced it until almost yearn it, is severely damaging to human beings. So much so that the European Environment Agency estimates that noise is responsible for 72,000 hospital admissions and 16,600 premature deaths every year in Europe alone.
Not only does it hurt humans, it is bad for animals, too. According to the Nation-al Park Service (NPS) in the United States, noise pollution has an enormous environ-mental impact and does serious damage to wildlife. Experts say noise pollutioncaninterfere with breeding cycles and rearing and is even hastening the extinction of some species.
Not every noise or sounds can be termed as pollution but. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines noise above 65 decibels (dB) as noise pollution. To be precise, noise becomes harmful when it exceeds 75 decibels (dB) and is painful above 120 dB. As a consequence, it is recommended noise levels be kept below 65 dB during the day and indicates that restful sleep is impossible with nighttime ambient noise levels in excess of 30 dB. There many source of noise pollution hence these involves the following Traffic noise For example, a car horn produces 90 dB and a bus produces 100 dB. Air traffic noise there are fewer aircraft flying over cities than there are cars on the roads, but the impact is greater: a single aircraft produces 130 dB. Construction site building and car park construction and road and pavement resurfacing works are very noisy. For ex-ample, a pneumatic drill produces 110 dB.
Catering and night life this include Bars, restaurants and terraces that spill outside when the weather is good can produce more than 100 dB. This includes noise from pubs and clubs. Animal’s noise made by animals can go unnoticed, but a howling or barking dog, for example, can produce around 60-80 dB. Compering to the sources of noise pollution with the decibel units that it owns defines and elaborates much on daily life activities and amount of noises produced. With such noise’s pollution their different effects that created mostly due to the excess of decibel dB hence these may involve Physical respiratory agitation, racing pulse, high blood pressure, headaches and, in case of extremely loud, constant noise, gastritis, colitis and even heart at-tacks. Psychological noise can cause attacks of stress, fatigue, depression, anxiety and hysteria in both humans and animals. Sleep and behavioral disorders the noise above 45 dB stops you from falling asleep or sleeping properly.
Remember that according to the World Health Organization it should be no more than 30 dB. Loud noise can have latent effects on our behavior, causing aggressive behavior and irritability. Memory and concentration noise may affect people’s ability to focus, which can lead to low performance over time. It is also bad for the memory, making it hard to study. Despite its important on supplying electricity during TANESCO energy cut-off, SAUT generator has been much disturbing not only passengers around Malimbe min stand but also students studying at M2 and M3 classes. The presence of this generator has been much discussed by Malimbe min stand users hence expressing their concern on the presence of such noise polluting generator.
“Most of time I have been missing some dangerous accidents due to the failure in differentiating cars and motorbike sound with generator sounds hence it noises similar to such transportations devices.” Amina Mohamed BAED 2 student expressed “There is the highly need to shift this generator to far from this place in order to reduces such noises that may lead to dangerous accidents.” She added
Erick Zewanga is the motorbike cyclist most known as ‘bodaboda’ at Malimbe min stand said to be missed with more than ten accidents due to noising from this genera-tor. “It is a risk but no way-out hence we need to get money and this is our right place for it. More than ten times I have been missed accident with my customers hence I fail to differenciate the voice of cars and that of generator and simply believe that it is a generator that where I always mistakes.” He addressed “I don’t think if it is possible to remove it here but it is more that disturbance there is the need to rethink of its replacing alter-native.” He added Antidia Issa is the minibus conductor laments on the presence of that generator being a cause of misunderstanding with her customers. “It reaches a time I lose understanding with my customers also sometimes talking like a mad this because of the frequently soundsfrom thatgenerator. One may tell you that I have gottwo hundred shilling you allow him/her but finally you become wondering when a person paysyou such shilling and told you that we agreed before.” She addressed
Otto Kweyamba is BAMC 3 student in spite of being writing an articles on the noises caused by the road around M2 and M3 lecture and generator noises. He said to be more confused with such noises during his studies. “I always fail to understand even when lecturer is providing a training this because of such noises I did a story one day in The SAUT Times but no any efforts was taken but in short it is more than disturbance during learning time and there is the need to replace it for the perfectiveness.” Otto said
In comparison to other pollutants the control of environmental noise has been troubled by insufficient knowledge of its effects on humans and of dose-response relationships as a lack of defined criteria. While it has been suggested that noise pollution is primarily a luxury problem in developed countries. Hence one cannot ignore that the exposure is often higher in developing countries like Tanzania due to bad planning and poor construction as it appear at SAUT campus.
Speaking to the reporter the Saint Augustine University of Tanzania estate Man-age Mr. Godfrey Anthon said to experience the same situation but a problem remains on the budget that do not consider these changes. “This is also affecting me because it located near my office hence I fail to work effectively in my office once switched on.” He said “About thinking to change this system of generator to solar system is not an issue hence will reduce daily costs of buying oil but the installation of solar system for the first time is more cost full things that cause it to be not considered in the budget. He added International bodies like the WHO agree that awareness of noise pollution is essential to beat this invisible enemy. For example: avoid very noisy leisure activities, opt for alternatives means of transport such as bicycles or electric vehicles over taking the car, do your housework at recommended times, insulate homes with noise-absorbing materials, etc. Educating the younger generation is also an essential aspect of environmental education.
Governments can also take measures to ensure correct noise management and reduce noise pollution. For example: protecting certain areas parts of the country-side, areas of natural interest, city parks, etc. from noise,establishingregulationsthatincludepreventiveandcorrective measures mandatory separation between residential zones and sources of noise like airports, fines for exceeding noise limits, etc. , in-stallingnoise insulation innew buildings, creatingpedestrian areas where traffic is only allowed to enter to offload goodsat certain times, replacing traditional asphalt with more efficient options that can reduce traffic noise by up to 3 dB, among others.Any beautifulness come from difficult as a large institution as SAUT has to rethink regardless of the coast on how to shift from generator system to solar system but for the safety of SAUT environment there is the great need to sacrifice some of budgeted issue and replace this important and environmental healthy changes.
...Story by VITUS AUDAX