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Category Archives: Africa
Notes from the field: Dr. Jack Caravanos in Kabwe with the Guardian
Q & A with Dr. Jack Caravanos, Pure Earth’s Director of Research Jack traveled to Kabwe, Zambia, last month with The Guardian environment editor Damian Carrington and Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Larry C. Price. The Guardian just published a front-page story as a … Continue reading
Training Toxic Site Investigators In Senegal
Pure Earth regional director for Africa, Judith St. Fort, and senior program officer, Russell Dowling, recently returned to Senegal to help train local toxic site investigators as part of the Toxic Sites Identification Program (TSIP). Judith and Russell brought with them dozens … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Uncategorized
Tagged pesticides, Senegal, TSIP
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A Mountain Of Success in Agbogbloshie
A mountain of success! Pure Earth partner GreenAd’s Bennett Akuffo is shown here standing on a pile of cleanly processed plastic cable casings in Agbogbloshie, Ghana. This is what would have been burnt, releasing polluting toxic fumes, if local recyclers … Continue reading
Posted in Africa
Tagged Agbogbloshie, e-waste, Ghana
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Protecting Children By Cleaning Up Lead-Contaminated Yards in Kabwe
This post is from Lara Crampe, Pure Earth’s regional director for Southeast Asia. She is currently in Zambia working with the team on the second phase of Pure Earth’s remediation project in the Chowa neighborhood of Kabwe. This month our … Continue reading
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Tagged Kabwe, lead poisoning
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Walk-Through Of Agbogbloshie E-Waste Site Spreads Message: “Burning Is Bad”
Help us make a difference in Agbogbloshie and other polluted places. Donate now to support the cleanup of polluted communities worldwide. “Kona Ne Bad” or “Burning Is Bad” – that was the message splashed across tee-shirts and posters, and shouted out through … Continue reading
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Tagged Agbogbloshie, e-waste, Ghana
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In Cameroon: Hunting For Toxic Killers
Fighting pollution does not just mean cleaning up toxic sites. It also involves a lot of behind-the-scenes work that might not make the news, such as the painstaking task of identifying, mapping, and assessing contaminated hotspots around the world. This was what … Continue reading
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Tagged Cameroon, pesticides
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Project Highlights 2015: A String Of Firsts
Over the past year, we have started to finally see a shift connecting the silos that have kept efforts on the environment, health and development in separate disciplines. The catalyst for much of this progress has come from the creation … Continue reading
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Year In Review:
Lead Free Homes For The First Time In 100 Years
Of the many cleanups we conducted in 2015, our work in Kabwe, Zambia, was one of the highlights. Last year, thanks to private donations from supporters, Pure Earth’s team was able to return to Kabwe to start cleaning up one of the “World’s … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Uncategorized
Tagged Kabwe, lead
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Lead Free Homes For The First Time In 100 Years
Lead Free Homes For The First Time In 100 Years
So Fresh And So Clean
“I am impressed with what has been done… and this comes as a relief not only to the people of Chowa, but the entire Kabwe population. We believe that when this project is completed, more lives will be safeguarded.” — … Continue reading
Nearly 100% Of Children In This Neighborhood Have Been Poisoned
Almost every single child in Chowa is suffering from lead poisoning. Nearly all of Chowa’s children were found to have blood lead levels that are ten to 20 times the CDC recommended level, which can be fatal. The source of the toxin? A group … Continue reading
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Tagged Kabwe, lead
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