Environmental Injustice and Electronic Waste in Ghana: Challenges and Recommendations
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electronic waste; e-waste; recycling; environmental health; Agbogbloshie; Ghana; environmental justice; COVID-19; Africa; health disparities; pollution;All these keywords.
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