Road traffic air and noise pollution exposure assessment–A review of tools and techniques

J Khan, M Ketzel, K Kakosimos, M Sørensen… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Road traffic induces air and noise pollution in urban environments having negative impacts
on human health. Thus, estimating exposure to road traffic air and noise pollution (hereafter …

Association between ambient air pollution and diabetes mellitus in Europe and North America: systematic review and meta-analysis

IC Eze, LG Hemkens, HC Bucher… - Environmental …, 2015 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Air pollution is hypothesized to be a risk factor for diabetes. Epidemiological
evidence is inconsistent and has not been systematically evaluated. Objectives We …

Race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, residential segregation, and spatial variation in noise exposure in the contiguous United States

JA Casey, R Morello-Frosch, DJ Mennitt… - Environmental …, 2017 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Prior research has reported disparities in environmental exposures in the
United States, but, to our knowledge, no nationwide studies have assessed inequality in …

Urban computing for sustainable smart cities: Recent advances, taxonomy, and open research challenges

IAT Hashem, RSA Usmani, MS Almutairi, AO Ibrahim… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The recent proliferation of ubiquitous computing technologies has led to the emergence of
urban computing that aims to provide intelligent services to inhabitants of smart cities. Urban …

Inequalities in noise will affect urban wildlife

JR Nelson-Olivieri, TJ Layden, E Antunez… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
Understanding how systemic biases influence local ecological communities is essential for
develo** just and equitable environmental practices that prioritize both human and wildlife …

Influence of urban vegetation on air pollution and noise exposure–a case study in Gothenburg, Sweden

J Klingberg, M Broberg, B Strandberg… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Air pollution levels (NO 2, PAHs, O 3) were investigated, before (BLE) and after (ALE) leaf
emergence, in the urban landscape of Gothenburg, Sweden. The aims were to study the 1) …

The implementation of low-cost urban acoustic monitoring devices

C Mydlarz, J Salamon, JP Bello - Applied Acoustics, 2017 - Elsevier
The urban sound environment of New York City (NYC) can be, amongst other things: loud,
intrusive, exciting and dynamic. As indicated by the large majority of noise complaints …

Road proximity, air pollution, noise, green space and neurologic disease incidence: a population-based cohort study

W Yuchi, H Sbihi, H Davies, L Tamburic, M Brauer - Environmental Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Emerging evidence links road proximity and air pollution with cognitive
impairment. Joint effects of noise and greenness have not been evaluated. We investigated …

Spatial association between ambient fine particulate matter and incident hypertension

H Chen, RT Burnett, JC Kwong, PJ Villeneuve… - Circulation, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Laboratory studies suggest that exposure to fine particulate matter (≤ 2.5 μm
in diameter)(PM2. 5) can trigger a combination of pathophysiological responses that may …

Low-cost sensors for urban noise monitoring networks—A literature review

J Picaut, A Can, N Fortin, J Ardouin, M Lagrange - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Noise pollution reduction in the environment is a major challenge from a societal and health
point of view. To implement strategies to improve sound environments, experts need …