Burning Electrical Components in Ghana
11 April, 2008 
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Burning Electrical Components in Ghana 
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Boys with Electrical Cables in Ghana
11 April, 2008 
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Boys with Electrical Cables in Ghana 
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Boy Breaking Computer Components in Ghana
11 April, 2008 
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Boy Breaking Computer Components in Ghana 
Restrictions Apply 
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Computer Monitor Casings in Ghana
09 April, 2008 
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Computer Monitor Casings in Ghana 
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Monitor Casings in a Lagoon in Ghana
09 April, 2008 
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Monitor Casings in a Lagoon in Ghana 
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Boy with Copper Wiring in Ghana
09 April, 2008 
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Boy with Copper Wiring in Ghana 
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Burning Electrical Components in Ghana
07 April, 2008 
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Burning Electrical Components in Ghana 
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12 April, 2008 
GP03QZQ 
Breaking Electrical Components 
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Copper Wiring in Ghana
12 April, 2008 
GP01MEH 
Copper Wiring in Ghana 
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Boy Carries Electronic Cables in Ghana
12 April, 2008 
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Boy Carries Electronic Cables in Ghana 
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Boy Scavenging a Waste Pile in Ghana
12 April, 2008 
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Boy Scavenging a Waste Pile in Ghana 
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Scavenging for Scrap Metals in Ghana
12 April, 2008 
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Scavenging for Scrap Metals in Ghana 
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Scrap Metal Dealers in Ghana
12 April, 2008 
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Scrap Metal Dealers in Ghana 
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Scrap Metal Dealers in Ghana
12 April, 2008 
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Scrap Metal Dealers in Ghana 
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Scrap Metal Dealers in Ghana
12 April, 2008 
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Scrap Metal Dealers in Ghana 
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Scrap Metal Dealers in Ghana
12 April, 2008 
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Scrap Metal Dealers in Ghana 
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Computer Parts for Sale in Ghana
12 April, 2008 
GP01ME9 
Computer Parts for Sale in Ghana 
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Breaking Obsolete Electrical Components in Ghana
12 April, 2008 
GP01ME8 
Breaking Obsolete Electrical Components in Ghana 
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Worker's Hands in Ghana
12 April, 2008 
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Worker's Hands in Ghana 
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Carrying Electronic Cables in Ghana
12 April, 2008 
GP01IJR 
Carrying Electronic Cables in Ghana 
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Breaking Electronic Components in Ghana
12 April, 2008 
GP01IJB 
Breaking Electronic Components in Ghana 
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Breaking Electrical Components in Ghana
12 April, 2008 
GP01IJA 
Breaking Electrical Components in Ghana 
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11 April, 2008 
GP03R34 
Playing Football 
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Playing Football in Ghana
11 April, 2008 
GP01ME7 
Playing Football in Ghana 
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Playing Football in Ghana
11 April, 2008 
GP01ME6 
Playing Football in Ghana 
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Toxics E-Waste Documentation in Ghana (photos & videos) 

Toxics E-Waste Documentation in Ghana (photos & videos) 

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04/07/2008 
Greenpeace visits Ghana to investigate workplace contamination from e-waste recycling and disposal in the country and uncovers evidence that e-waste is being exported, often illegally, to Ghana from Europe and the US. The majority of second-hand electrical goods that are exported to Ghana from developed countries are beyond repair and are either dumped or "recycled" in a crude fashion. In the yards, unprotected workers, many of them children, dismantle computers and TVs with little more then stones in search of metals that can be sold. The remaining plastic, cables and casing is either burnt or simply dumped. Some of the samples tested by Greenpeace contained toxic metals including lead in quantities as much as one hundred times above background levels. Other chemicals such as phthalates, some of which are known to interfere with sexual reproduction, were found in most of the samples tested. One sample also contained a high level of chlorinated dioxins, known to promote cancer. Greenpeace is campaigning to pressurize the producers of electronic goods to remove the hazardous chemicals from their goods and to become more responsible for end-of-life products. 
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