ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Effect of Particulate Matter Exposure on Respiratory Health of e-Waste Workers at Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Health Risks Associated with Informal Electronic Waste Recycling in Africa: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Ambient air pollution and non-communicable respiratory illness in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the literature.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2022Pooled it
- Systematic Review of Potential Occupational Respiratory Hazards Exposure Among Sewage Workers.Frontiers in public health · 2021Pooled it
- A 5-Year Retrospective Morbidity Profile of School-Aged Children at Ho Polyclinic, Volta Region, Ghana: Skin Conditions, Malaria, and Respiratory Illnesses as Leading Causes (2018-2022).Public health challenges · 2026Article
- Integrative Modeling of Urinary Metabolomics and Metal Exposure Reveals Systemic Impacts of Electronic Waste in Exposed Populations.Metabolites · 2025Article
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- Bridging the knowledge gap! Health outcomes in informal e-waste workers.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2024Review
- Environmental Injustice and Electronic Waste in Ghana: Challenges and Recommendations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Iron- and protein rich diets may boost hemoglobin levels among informal electronic waste recyclers exposed to metals at Agbogbloshie, Ghana.Hygiene and environmental health advances · 2023Article
- Human health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in soil and air particulate matter of automobile hub environments in Kumasi, Ghana.Toxicology reports · 2023Article
- Toxicological Assessment of Particulate and Metal Hazards Associated with Vaping Frequency and Device Age.Toxics · 2023Article
- Extended producer responsibility in developing economies: Assessment of promoting factors through retail electronic firms for sustainable e-waste management.Waste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA · 2023Article
- Relationship between Metal Exposures, Dietary Macronutrient Intake, and Blood Glucose Levels of Informal Electronic Waste Recyclers in Ghana.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- E-waste scenario in South-Asia: an emerging risk to environment and public health.Environmental analysis, health and toxicology · 2022Article
- Long-Term PMInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Respiratory Disorders Related to e-Waste Exposure among Workers in the Informal Sector in a Sub-Saharan African City: An Exposed Nonexposed Study.Pulmonary medicine · 2022Article
- Electronic waste pollution and the COVID-19 pandemic.Environmental chemistry letters · 2022Article
- Occupational exposures to particulate matter and PMEnvironment international · 2022Article
- Personal exposure to particulate matter and heart rate variability among informal electronic waste workers at Agbogbloshie: a longitudinal study.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Biomonitoring of metals in blood and urine of electronic waste (E-waste) recyclers at Agbogbloshie, Ghana.Chemosphere · 2021Article
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12 authors.
Afua Asabea Amoabeng NtiDepartment of Biological, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG13 Accra, Ghana.
John Arko-MensahDepartment of Biological, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG13 Accra, Ghana.
Paul K BotweDepartment of Biological, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG13 Accra, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-0300-2736
Duah DwomohDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG13 Accra, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-2726-9929
Lawrencia KwartengDepartment of Biological, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG13 Accra, Ghana.
Sylvia Akpene TakyiDepartment of Biological, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG13 Accra, Ghana.
Augustine Appah AcquahDepartment of Biological, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG13 Accra, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0001-5512-2484
Prudence TetteyDepartment of Biological, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG13 Accra, Ghana.
Niladri BasuFaculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Montréal, QC H9X 3V9, Canada.
Stuart BattermanDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA.
Thomas G RobinsDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, 1415 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA.
Julius N FobilDepartment of Biological, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG13 Accra, Ghana.
Funding
1/2-The West Africa-Michigan CHARTER II for GEOHealth-USAU2RTW010110 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI FOBIL, JULIUS N., ROBINS, THOMAS G · 2015 to 2019
$1.3MFIC NIH HHS U2R TW010110
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Air PollutantsAsthmaElectronic WasteOccupational ExposureParticulate MatterAdultEnvironmental ExposureGhanaHumansLongitudinal StudiesYoung AdultAir PollutantsParticulate MatterAgbogbloshiebreathing zoneinformal e-waste workerslongitudinal studylung functionPM exposure
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