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Covid-19 Shutdowns Reduced Unhealthy Noise Exposure – Forbes
Data from Apple Watches and iPhones show that sound exposure decreased as states began shutting down. That decrease was large enough that it could have health i…
Road traffic is a major source of noise pollution. (Photo by Zhou Guoqiang/VCG via Getty Images)
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When state governments first issued their stay-at-home and social distancing orders, for some people, things got a bit quieter. Researchers at the University of Michigan took this opportunity to see how Covid-19 shutdowns affected potentially unhealthy sound exposure.
In their new study, published in Environmental Research Letters, the researchers collected participants Apple…
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