Poisoning the poor – Electronic Waste in Ghana

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 chemicals.

GREENPEACE (2008): Poisoning the poor – Electronic Waste in Ghana. Amsterdam: Greenpeace International URL [Accessed: 03.10.2012]