Citizen scientists and university students monitor noise pollution in cities and protected areas with smartphones.

Noise pollution can cause increased stress, cognitive impairment and illness in humans and decreased fitness and altered behavior in wildlife. Maps of noise pollution are used to visualize the distribution of noise across a landscape. These maps are typically created by taking a relatively small num...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lucy Zipf, Richard B Primack, Matthew Rothendler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236785