Agbogbloshie, Ghana
- Region
- Ghana
Agbogbloshie in Ghana is one of the toxic dumpsites created when electronic waste is exported to the Global South, causing severe environmental damage and health harm, including elevated cancer and neurological disease, among nearby residents.
Much of this is exported to countries in the Global South, creating massive toxic dumpsites in places like Agbogbloshie, Ghana. This causes severe harm [−] to the local environment and the health of residents, including high rates of cancer and neurological damage.
In the framework
- Amensalism · relation
- Communities · element
- Waste (technological) · element
In the book
- Chapter 7, section 081 · Amensalism [−,=]
Examples