Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2018 Rapid economic growth, an increasing urbanization and globalization caused increasing of consumption and production of e-waste. The biggest e-waste yards are located in developing countries, most of them nearby of big cities with a large population ...
Ewa Zieliński +3 more
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Cuerpos, toxinas e intervenciones laborales con residuos electrónicos en Ghana: ¿Hacia una corporalidad poscolonial tóxica? [PDF]
Antropólogos Iberoamericanos en Red, 2019 Este artículo explora la experiencia vivida de los trabajadores de residuos electrónicos (e-waste) en Agbogbloshie, un centro primario de reciclaje de desechos electrónicos y un mercado de chatarra en Accra, Ghana, que ha sido descrito como uno de los ...
Peter C. Little
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Spatial assessment of potential ecological risk of heavy metals in soils from informal e-waste recycling in Ghana [PDF]
Environmental Health and Toxicology, 2017 The rapidly increasing annual global volume of e-waste, and of its inherently valuable fraction, has created an opportunity for individuals in Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana to make a living by using unconventional, uncontrolled, primitive and crude ...
Vincent Nartey Kyere +3 more
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Paisajes tóxicos: una reflexión sobre las espacialidades del Antropoceno
Documents d'Anàlisi Geogràfica, 2022 Este artículo explora los paisajes tóxicos y su importancia a la luz del Antropoceno. Comienza proponiendo el concepto de paisaje híbrido como sustituto del de paisaje cultural.
Catalina Giraldo Villamizar +1 more
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Geographic mobility and potential bridging for sexually transmitted infections in Agbogbloshie, Ghana [PDF]
Social Science & Medicine, 2017 Short-term mobility can significantly influence the spread of infectious disease. In order for mobile individuals to geographically spread sexually transmitted infections (STIs), individuals must engage in sexual acts with different partners in two places within a short time.
Cassels, Susan +3 more
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Photography after Discard Studies: the case of Agbogbloshie
Burlington Contemporary Journal, 2022 Jacob Badcock’s article examines some shared problems in photography and pollution science by analysing two photographic series on Agbogbloshie, an electrical and electronic waste processing site in Ghana: The Hell of Copper (2008) by Nyaba Leon Ouedraogo and Permanent Error (2010) by Pieter Hugo.
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Coital Frequency and Male Concurrent Partnerships During Pregnancy and Postpartum in Agbogbloshie, Ghana [PDF]
AIDS and Behavior, 2019 During pregnancy and postpartum, women in high HIV prevalence regions continue to be at high risk for acquiring HIV, due to both behavioral and biological mechanisms, despite declines in coital frequency as a pregnancy advances. We estimated differences in rates of partnership concurrency for men with and without pregnant or postpartum sexual partners.
Susan Cassels +2 more
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Bodies, Toxins, and E-Waste Labour Interventions in Ghana: Toward a Toxic Postcolonial Corporality? [PDF]
Antropólogos Iberoamericanos en Red, 2019 This article explores the lived experience of electronic waste (e-waste) workers in Agbog- bloshie, a primary e-waste recycling center and scrap metal market in Accra, Ghana, that has been described by international environmental organizations as one ...
Peter C. Little
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Spatial assessment of soil contamination by heavy metals from informal electronic waste recycling in Agbogbloshie, Ghana [PDF]
Environmental Health and Toxicology, 2016 Objectives This study examined the spatial distribution and the extent of soil contamination by heavy metals resulting from primitive, unconventional informal electronic waste recycling in the Agbogbloshie e-waste processing site (AEPS) in Ghana. Methods
Vincent Nartey Kyere +2 more
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Exploring Influencing Safety and Health Factors among E-Waste Scavengers in Accra, Ghana
Hygiene, 2023 The reduced life cycle of electrical goods has contributed to a fast-growing occupational and environmental health issue arising from increased electronic waste (e-waste) in most developing countries.
Opoku Agyemang Addae +4 more
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