Space-time characterization of community noise and sound sources in Accra, Ghana

Abstract Urban noise pollution is an emerging public health concern in growing cities in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), but the sound environment in SSA cities is understudied. We leveraged a large-scale measurement campaign to characterize the spatial and temporal patterns of measured sound levels and s...

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Main Authors: Sierra N. Clark, Abosede S. Alli, Ricky Nathvani, Allison Hughes, Majid Ezzati, Michael Brauer, Mireille B. Toledano, Jill Baumgartner, James E. Bennett, James Nimo, Josephine Bedford Moses, Solomon Baah, Samuel Agyei-Mensah, George Owusu, Briony Croft, Raphael E. Arku
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90454-6