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The toxic effects of outdoor burning of e-waste at Agbogbloshie in Ghana

Electronic waste management is a global problem. In Ghana's capital Accra, at the Agbogbloshie scrapyard, outdoor burning of used electronics is done on a daily basis to extract valuable metals for resale. It鈥檚 a dangerous way to make a living, and some experts say the practice can cause lung disease, and other life-threatening illnesses. 麻豆社鈥檚 Pauline Odhiambo tells us more.

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