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Poisoning the poor – Electronic Waste in Ghana

Feature story | August 4, 2008 at 23:00

The latest place where we have discovered high tech toxic trash causing horrendous pollution is in Ghana. Our analysis of samples taken from two electronic waste (e-waste) scrap yards in Ghana has revealed severe contamination with hazardous...

South African Corp Wins Public Eye Award

Feature story | January 31, 2011 at 10:46

For its contamination of land, and the poisoning of people in Ghana, the South African gold mining corporation AngloGold/Ashanti has received the jury-selected Public Eye Global Award.

Bundle of electronic cables and other electrical

Image | November 4, 2009 at 14:56

Bundle of electronic cables and other electrical components that are burned to melt off the plastic and reclaim the copper wiring. This burning in small fires releases toxic chemicals into the environment.

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