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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...

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...

Weak Controls: European E-waste Poisons Africa’s Food Chain

Weak Controls: European E-waste Poisons Africa’s Food Chain

New study carried out by IPEN and Basel Action Network (BAN) reveal how weak controls in international treaties allow export to e-waste developing countries, leading to dangerous...