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ArticleEnvironmental research, health : ERH2025

Characterizing air and noise pollution and their determinants in elementary schools in Accra, Ghana.

Carissa L Lange, Sierra N Clark, Abosede S Alli, James Nimo, Kate A Kyeremateng, Samuel Agyei-Mensah, Youssef Oulhote, Allison F Hughes, Majid Ezzati, Raphael E Arku

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Article in Environmental research, health : ERH, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Exposure of children to multiple long-term air pollutants (PMEnvironmental research letters : ERL [Web site] · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Carissa L LangeDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5053-958X
Sierra N ClarkSchool of Health and Medical Sciences, City St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8964-8692
Abosede S AlliDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, United States of America.
James NimoDepartment of Physics, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7912-0640
Kate A KyerematengDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, United States of America.
Samuel Agyei-MensahDepartment of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6418-393X
Youssef OulhoteDepartment of Environmental Medicine and Climate Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2323-1982
Allison F HughesDepartment of Physics, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9912-6935
Majid EzzatiDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2109-8081
Raphael E ArkuDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8914-8463

Funding

Wellcome Trust 209376Wellcome Trust 227779
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In Sub-Saharan African (SSA) cities, elementary school environments may significantly contribute to children's exposure to environmental pollution, potentially affecting their health, development, and learning. Despite children spending much of their day at school, limited data exists regarding levels, inequalities, and determinants of air and noise pollution in school settings, particularly in rapidly urbanizing regions. As part of the Accra School Health and Environment Study (ASHES), we assessed air and noise pollution in primary schools across the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, one of SSA's fastest-growing metropolises, and explored determinants of pollution levels around these schools. We conducted weeklong measurements of fine particulate matter (PM

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Accraair pollutionchildrenelementary schoolsenvironmental noiseGhananoise annoyance

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PMID41409885
PMCPMC12706749

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