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Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

Midad AL-Adab Refereed Quarterly Journal

Abstract

This study aims to propose a standard for determining the health effects of light pollution as a growing type of other environmental pollution. In view of the potential risks posed by continuous exposure to various sources of light pollution, the proposed standard is necessary. A laboratory experiment was conducted on a sample of volunteers in Najaf City. Volunteers of both sexes and different ages were subjected to varying optical stresses. Volunteers demonstrated different health responses to each light intensity, and on this basis a standard was established to diagnose the health impact of light pollution for each case. The standard was tested by conducting a field survey of lighting intensity within the study area, thus identifying the areas most exposed to the health effects of light pollution and calculating the affected areas accordingly. It was found that the proposed standard could be useful in determining the geographical distribution of the health effects of light pollution, taking into account the pattern of the area studied.

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