EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE OF INDUSTRIAL AREA IN VAN CITY CENTER

Abstract: Recently, industrialization and technology have become an indispensable necessity with the influence of the industry in rapidly developing cities. In order to increase the economy and job employment, new factories are opened to increase the demand for increasing industrialization in the developing cities. However, this situation has become the main topic of environmental problems. One of environmental problems is noise causing psychological and physiological problems. For this reason, laws have been enacted to limit environmental noise values. In this study’s aims, rapidly increasing industrial activity caused environmental noise is observed in Van city. Therefore, environmental noise was measured (day, evening and night period measurements) by sound meter according to TS ISO 8297 stand in production factory where is Van Organize Industrial Zone. These measurement results were evaluated according to the Environmental Hazard Assessment and Management Regulation.