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Lead exposure by E-waste disposal and recycling in Agbogbloshie, Ghana

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
Agbogbloshie in Ghana is the world's biggest dumpsite for the informal recycling of electronic waste (e-waste). E-waste is dismantled by rudimentary methods without personal or environmental protection. Workers and occupants are exposed to lead. There are no data so far about the extent and the consequences. We therefore analyzed blood lead levels (BLL)
Jens Bertram, Thomas Kupper, Mawutor Kwame Agbeko   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Work-related challenges and their associated coping mechanisms among female head porters (Kayayei) in Ghana [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundWhile internal migrants (Kayayei) in Ghana have been perceived as a vulnerable group facing various health-related challenges, there has not been enough research on the impact of their work on their health and well-being.
Joyce Komesuor, Joyce Komesuor, Emmanuel Manu, Anna Meyer-Weitz   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Human health risk associated with metal exposure at Agbogbloshie e-waste site and the surrounding neighbourhood in Accra, Ghana [PDF]

Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2023
Godfred Darko, Matt Dodd, Darko Godfred   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Navigating the Path to Sustainable Rurbanity: The Assemblage of Livelihood Pursuits in E‐Waste Hubs of Urban Accra

Geo: Geography and Environment
Little is known about the complex power and governance dynamics within e‐waste hubs in the Global South. Taking the example of Sodom‐Agbogbloshie, Mortuary‐road, Ashaiman and Ashaiman New Town in Ghana's capital Accra, we explore their role as catalysts ...
Khiddir Iddris, Andreas Buerkert, Ellen Hoffmann, Katharina Hemmler, Martin Oteng‐Ababio   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

From the Cloud to the Landfill: The Case of the Agbogbloshie Makerspace Platform and Akwasi Bediako Afrane’s TRONS

Diseña, 2023
This contribution sheds light on discarded electronics repair in Accra, Ghana. After placing these practices in dialogue with the Western and Eurocentric narratives around the materiality of digital interactions and infrastructure, it delves into two ...
Cyrus Khalatbari
doaj   +9 more sources

Processes and Challenges associated with informal electronic waste recycling at Agbogbloshie, a suburb of Accra, Ghana. [PDF]

Proc Hum Factors Ergon Soc Annu Meet, 2019
Electronic waste (e-waste) is a worldwide problem in terms of increasing production rate in the global waste stream. Its recycling is known to be associated with adverse health outcomes. The recycling site at Agbogbloshie is a major e-waste recycling hub which presents enormous health threats to the residents in this community as a result of exposure ...
Acquah AA, D'Souza C, Martin B, Arko-Mensah J, Nti AA, Kwarteng L, Takyi S, Quakyi IA, Robins TG, Fobil JN.   +9 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus infection and cervical lesions among female migrant head porters (kayayei) in Accra, Ghana: a pilot cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Little attention has been given to the risk of high-risk human papillomavirus (hr-HPV) infection and cervical precancerous lesions among female migrant head porters (kayayei) in Ghana, as a vulnerable group, and to promote cervical screening ...
Ethel Tekpor, Kofi Effah, Jerry Sifa, Joseph Emmanuel Amuah, Nana Owusu Mensah Essel, Seyram Kemawor, Comfort Mawusi Wormenor, Edna Sesenu, Stephen Danyo, Patrick Kafui Akakpo   +9 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Health hazards resulting from exposure to heavy metals generated during the incineration of electronic and electrical waste in developing countries on the example of Agbogbloshie

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018
Combustion of electro-waste is one of the basic methods of e-waste processing in developing countries. When burning mobile phones, computers, TVs, cables and household appliances, toxic fumes containing acid gases, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs),
Ewa Zieliński, Adriana Wielgus, Katarzyna Sas, Walery Zukow   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Assessing data in the informal e-waste sector: The Agbogbloshie Scrapyard

Waste Management, 2022
The Old-Fadama-Scrapyard, better known as Agbogbloshie, is located in Accra, Ghana. Over the last 20 years, the area has developed into a large scrapyard, where the informal sector processes mainly electronic waste (e-waste) and scrap metals. However, unsafe treatment methods, such as the open burning of cables and foams, and the spilling of hazardous ...
Owusu-Sekyere, Karoline, Batteiger, Alexander, Afoblikame, Richard, Hafner, Gerold, Kranert, Martin   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Health hazards resulting from the WEEE combustion at illegal e-waste yards in developing countries on the example of Agbogbloshie

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018
Developing countries do not have legal regulations and adequate infrastructure to safely store and dispose of rubbish therefore in those places waste disposal usually involves burrying or burning.
Ewa Zieliński, Adriana Wielgus, Katarzyna Sas, Walery Zukow   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources