Spotlight on Ghana: Flagship Country in Africa for Pure Earth’s Lead Reduction Efforts
May 19 , 2023
Esmond Quansah, Pure Earth Ghana's Country Director, highlights the pollution problems facing his country, and how his team is working to fix it. Learn more about our work in Ghana and follow Pure Earth Ghana on social media: IG, twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn..
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Meet The Maqques: A Family Of Gold Miners Going Mercury Free So They Can Work Together Safely
Sep 22 , 2017
Earlier this year, Pure Earth launched an ambitious project in Peru, supported by Brilliant Earth, a global leader in ethically sourced fine jewelry. The goal: to transform the Chichiqueros artisanal gold mining community into a mercury-free model. The Chichiqueros work in an area.
ReadNotes From The Field: Irrigation Canal Delivers Poison To Entire Village of Naiman, Kyrgyzstan
Sep 18 , 2017
This post is from Indira Zhakipova, Pure Earth's coordinator in Kyrgyzstan The village of Naiman is inhabited by 1,800 people, and is located in the Nookat district of the Osh region of Kyrgyzstan, 70 km from the regional center.
ReadNatural Disasters and The Pollution Risk — A Pure Earth Q&A
Sep 18 , 2017
Photo by Sumaiya Ahmed, Creative Commons https://www.flickr.com/photos/snippets/1120575294/ The recent Hurricanes (Harvey in Texas, Irma in Florida and the Caribbean) with their extensive floods have raised questions of pollution and other chemical contamination. This is an important public health issue that.
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