Open AccessQuantification of Noise and Air Quality Risks at a Crude Oil Flow Station
Author(s) -
Kennedy A. Osakwe
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
global journal of science frontier research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-4626
pISSN - 0975-5896
DOI - 10.34257/gjsfrhvol20is2pg25
Subject(s) - environmental science , metre , air quality index , niger delta , noise level , noise (video) , crude oil , environmental engineering , meteorology , geography , delta , petroleum engineering , engineering , computer science , telecommunications , physics , sound pressure , astronomy , aerospace engineering , artificial intelligence , image (mathematics)
Background: Occupational and environmental hazards are continually encountered by oil and gas workers in operational facilities. This study thus aimed at quantifying the noise level and air quality parameters within a crude oil flow station in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. Methods: The study was conducted in one of the crude oil facilities at Escravosin Delta State of Nigeria. A descriptive, cross-sectional design was adopted in the study. Area noise measurements were undertaken at 40 locations within and outside the facility using a CEL-485 (serial number 109776). Air quality measurements were undertaken in fourteen (14) locations within the facility using CASELLA Micro dust pro (Dust Monitor) and Multi-Gas Meter.