Light Pollution and Its Effect on the Environment

Fereshteh Bashiri; Che Rosmani Che Hassan

doi:10.14331/ijfps.2014.330061

Authors

Fereshteh Bashiri Faculty of Engineering University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Author
Che Rosmani Che Hassan Faculty of Engineering University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14331/ijfps.2014.330061

Keywords:

Light pollution, human health, animal behaviour, plant growth

Abstract

Light pollution can cause disturbance to humans as well as animals. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of light pollution on human's health, plants, animals, human body and People’s attitude about light pollution. About 90% of people strongly agreed that excessive lighting has adverse effects on a person's health. At least, 70% of people had difficulty in sleeping because of light pollution. Most of people believed that video Billboards, Spotlights, Car headlights and Street lights are the most important source of light pollution and about 60% of people agree that light pollution can affect animal’s sleep. 60% of people believed that excessive artificial light can attract several kinks of birds and insects. The results of this study indicate that the human health, plants growth and animal behaviour are strongly affected by the light pollution.‎

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