#Cameroon

Hazardous chemicals in plastic products

Hazardous chemicals in plastic products

Brominated flame retardants in consumer products made of recycled plastic from eleven Arabic and African countries. Both the environment in Africa and the Arabic region and the...

Hazardous Chemicals Found in Plastic Products in Africa

Hazardous Chemicals Found in Plastic Products in Africa

Both the African environment and the human health of Africans suffer from toxic chemicals and imported wastes more than in developed countries. Africa has become the destination...

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Eggs: Report for Africa

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Eggs: Report for Africa

Incineration of medical waste and open burning of waste – including electronic waste – are potentially large sources of toxic chemicals known as persistent organic pollutants...

Persistent Organic Pollutants in Eggs: Report from Africa

Persistent Organic Pollutants in Eggs: Report from Africa

This study investigated POP contamination at a total of six sites: the world's largest scrap yard in Agbogbloshie (Ghana); medical waste incinerators in Accra (Ghana), Kumasi...

Global Mercury Hotspots

Global Mercury Hotspots

New Evidence Reveals Mercury Contamination Regularly Exceeds Health Advisory Levels in Humans and Fish Worldwide

Mixed industrial and waste site: Douala in Cameroon

Mixed industrial and waste site: Douala in Cameroon

This report focuses on the city of Douala, the largest in Cameroon and one with a dense industrial center that includes a cement plant, waste incinerator, waste dumpsites, paint...