Perceptions of health and environmental impacts of e-waste management in Ghana.
This paper explores the perception of health and environmental concerns of workers and residents living close to e-waste recycling sites in Ghana using both qualitative and quantitative research techniques. The social constructionist approach and a logit regression model were adopted to examine the...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Environmental Health Research Vol. 22; no. 6; pp. 500 - 518 |
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| Formato: | equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2012
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