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Hindi Research Article, Expert Opin Environ Biol Vol: 2 Issue: 3
Assessment of the Perception and Knowledge of Chemical Hazards Associated with the Handling and Disposal of Computer Waste in Kumasi, Ghana
| John Kenneth Mensah1*, Evans Adei1, Dina Adei2 and Aaron Albert Aryee1 | |
| 1Department of Chemistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana | |
| 2Department of Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana | |
| Corresponding author : John Kenneth Mensah Department of Chemistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana E-mail: jkmensah.cos@knust.edu.gh |
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| Received: August 11, 2013 Accepted: October 29, 2013 Published: November 01, 2013 | |
| Citation: Mensah JK, Adei E, Adei D, Aryee AA (2013) Assessment of the Perception and Knowledge of Chemical Hazards Associated with the Handling and Disposal of Computer Waste in Kumasi, Ghana. Expert Opin Environ Biol 2:3. doi:10.4172/2325-9655.1000107 |
Abstract
Assessment of the Perception and Knowledge of Chemical Hazards Associated with the Handling and Disposal of Computer Waste in Kumasi, Ghana
Exposure to toxic computer waste chemical constituents is epidemiologically linked to a range of developmental and adult diseases, yet exposure-prone rudimentary techniques remain the mainstay operational modes of the informal computer waste management sector in Ghana. This study specifically assessed previously unexplored associations between worker awareness level of adverse health risk and worker adherence to exposure limitation occupational practices and broadly highlighted the contextual socioeconomic factors that underpins Ghana’s longstanding primitive computer waste management practices.
