POLLUTION BLOG

Pure Earth’s training equips national experts to launch large-scale toxic site identification and exposure assessments in Ethiopia.  "I never realized how close lead exposure is to our daily lives; in the food we eat and the utensils we use,” says...

Pure Earth HQ, Pure Earth Ghana and Ethiopia, and Ghana and Ethiopia EPA in Ghana Earlier this month, Pure Earth hosted a comprehensive Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop in Ghana, bringing together senior leadership and technical experts from across the...

   Pure Earth Ghana awareness at Greater Accra Hospital Maternal Unit Lead exposure remains a pervasive and underappreciated threat to child health globally. Although the phase-out of leaded petrol reduced ambient exposure, many children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)...

Pure Earth researchers tested 56 kohl, kajal, and surma eyeliners available for purchase in the United States and found that more than half contained dangerous levels of lead, including some with extremely high concentrations. These findings are detailed in a...

Metal cookware is a key source of lead exposure in Ghana. A new video news piece by Nadima Umar Uthman on GHOne TV, Tracing the Toxic Pot, looks at how government regulatory authorities, such as the FDA and Ghana Health...

  The delegation at GreenAd formal recycling center.  Agbogbloshie, one of West Africa’s largest electronic waste sites, processes an estimated 150,000 tons of discarded electronics each year, much of it through open burning and informal recycling. Studies have shown that...

Pure Earth Ghana , in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), has completed a study assessing the presence of mercury and other heavy metals in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) communities in Ghana. The assessment, funded by the Foreign,...

In Accra, Ghana, a new chapter of collaboration was launched as the All-Africa Students Union (AASU) and Pure Earth Ghana formalized their partnership with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The event, brought together student representatives, government agencies,...

Pure Earth President, Andrew McCartor, and Chief of Staff, Nida Parks, were welcomed by the Pure Earth Ghana team at the airport. Pure Earth's commitment to creating a lead-free and healthier environment for communities worldwide was powerfully demonstrated during the...

This week, I will hand this space off to Jack Caravanos, a member of Blacksmith's Technical Advisory Board and a leading expert in lead pollution/contamination. Jack is part of part of a project in Ghana jointly funded by Blacksmith and...