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5. Occupational exposures to particulate matter and PM2.5-associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at the Agbogbloshie waste recycling site in Ghana

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Kwarteng, Lawrencia, primary, Devasurendra, Amila M., additional, Laskaris, Zoey, additional, Arko-Mensah, John, additional, Amoabeng Nti, Afua A., additional, Takyi, Sylvia, additional, Acquah, Augustine A., additional, Dwomoh, Duah, additional, Basu, Nil, additional, Robins, Thomas, additional, Fobil, Julius N., additional, and Batterman, Stuart, additional

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2022
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6. Additional file 1 of Personal exposure to particulate matter and heart rate variability among informal electronic waste workers at Agbogbloshie: a longitudinal study

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Amoabeng Nti, Afua A., Robins, Thomas G., Mensah, John Arko, Dwomoh, Duah, Kwarteng, Lawrencia, Takyi, Sylvia A., Acquah, Augustine, Basu, Niladri, Batterman, Stuart, and Fobil, Julius N.

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Additional file 1: Fig. S1. A typical ECG tracing showing the QRS complex. Table S1. Variation in particulate matter concentrations between informal e-waste recyclers and the comparison population at Agbogbloshie, Accra- Ghana. Table S2. Associations of selected covariates on the association of PM exposure on HRV indices.

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2021
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7. Personal Exposure To Particulate Matter And Heart Rate Variability Among Informal Electronic Waste Workers At Agbogbloshie: A Longitudinal Study

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Nti, Afua A. Amoabeng, primary, Robins, Thomas G., additional, Mensah, John Arko, additional, Dwomoh, Duah, additional, Kwarteng, Lawrencia, additional, Takyi, Sylvia, additional, Acquah, Augustine, additional, Basu, Niladri, additional, Batterman, Stuart, additional, and Fobil, Julius N., additional

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2021
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8. Musculoskeletal Disorder Symptoms among Workers at an Informal Electronic-Waste Recycling Site in Agbogbloshie, Ghana

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Acquah, Augustine A., primary, D’Souza, Clive, additional, Martin, Bernard J., additional, Arko-Mensah, John, additional, Dwomoh, Duah, additional, Nti, Afua Asabea Amoabeng, additional, Kwarteng, Lawrencia, additional, Takyi, Sylvia A., additional, Basu, Niladri, additional, Quakyi, Isabella A., additional, Robins, Thomas G., additional, and Fobil, Julius N., additional

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2021
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10. Development of an observation-based tool for ergonomic exposure assessment in informal electronic waste recycling and other unregulated non-repetitive work

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Acquah, Augustine A., primary, D’Souza, Clive, additional, Martin, Bernard, additional, Arko-Mensah, John, additional, Asabea Nti, Afua, additional, Kwarteng, Lawrencia, additional, Takyi, Sylvia, additional, Botwe, Paul K., additional, Tettey, Prudence, additional, Dwomoh, Duah, additional, Quakyi, Isabella A., additional, Robins, Thomas G., additional, and Fobil, Julius N., additional

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2020
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13. Effect of Particulate Matter Exposure on Respiratory Health of e-Waste Workers at Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana

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Amoabeng Nti, Afua Asabea, primary, Arko-Mensah, John, additional, Botwe, Paul K., additional, Dwomoh, Duah, additional, Kwarteng, Lawrencia, additional, Takyi, Sylvia Akpene, additional, Acquah, Augustine Appah, additional, Tettey, Prudence, additional, Basu, Niladri, additional, Batterman, Stuart, additional, Robins, Thomas G., additional, and Fobil, Julius N., additional

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2020
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14. Micronutrient-rich dietary intake is associated with a reduction in the effects of particulate matter on blood pressure among electronic waste recyclers at Agbogbloshie, Ghana

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Takyi, Sylvia Akpene, primary, Basu, Nil, additional, Arko-Mensah, John, additional, Botwe, Paul, additional, Nti, Afua Asabea Amoabeng, additional, Kwarteng, Lawrencia, additional, Acquah, Augustine, additional, Tettey, Prudence, additional, Dwomoh, Duah, additional, Batterman, Stuart, additional, Robins, Thomas, additional, and Fobil, Julius N., additional

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2020
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15. Spatiality in Health: The Distribution of Health Conditions Associated with Electronic Waste Processing Activities at Agbogbloshie, Accra

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Adusei, Abenaa, primary, Arko-Mensah, John, additional, Dzodzomenyo, Mawuli, additional, Stephens, Judith, additional, Amoabeng, Afua, additional, Waldschmidt, Saskia, additional, Löhndorf, Katja, additional, Agbeko, Kwame, additional, Takyi, Sylvia, additional, Kwarteng, Lawrencia, additional, Acquah, Augustine, additional, Botwe, Paul, additional, Tettey, Prudence, additional, Kaifie, Andrea, additional, Felten, Michael, additional, Kraus, Thomas, additional, Küpper, Thomas, additional, and Fobil, Julius, additional

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2020
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19. Spatiality in Health : The Distribution of Health Conditions Associated with Electronic Waste Processing Activities at Agbogbloshie, Accra

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Adusei, Abenaa, Arko-Mensah, John, Dzodzomenyo, Mawuli, Stephens, Judith, Amoabeng, Afua, Waldschmidt, Saskia, Löhndorf, Katja, Agbeko, Kwame, Takyi, Sylvia, Kwarteng, Lawrencia, Acquah, Augustine, Botwe, Paul, Tettey, Prudence, Kaifie, Andrea, Felten, Michael, Kraus, Thomas, Küpper, Thomas, and Fobil, Julius

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3. Good health
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Annals of global health 86(1), 31 (2020). doi:10.5334/aogh.2630, Published by Elsevier, Amsterdam [u.a.]

20. Occupational exposures to particulate matter and PM 2.5 -associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at the Agbogbloshie waste recycling site in Ghana.

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Kwarteng L, Devasurendra AM, Laskaris Z, Arko-Mensah J, Amoabeng Nti AA, Takyi S, Acquah AA, Dwomoh D, Basu N, Robins T, Fobil JN, and Batterman S

Subjects
Environmental Monitoring, Ghana, Humans, Particulate Matter analysis, Air Pollutants analysis, Electronic Waste, Occupational Exposure analysis, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons analysis
Abstract

Electronic waste (e-waste) disposal and recycling activities such as burning and smelting can emit particulate matter (PM), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and other pollutants that expose workers and nearby communities. At informal e-waste recycling facilities, both emission controls and protective measures for workers are absent. This study characterizes personal exposures (breathing zone) of PM and PAHs of e-waste workers at the large Agbogbloshie e-waste site in Accra, Ghana. We collected gravimetric and optical measurements of PM 2.5 and PM 10 using shift samples for workers and for an age- and gender-matched reference population. PM 2.5 filters were analyzed for 26 PAHs using gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy. Among e-waste workers, PM 2.5 and PM 10 concentrations were 99 ± 56 and 218 ± 158 µg/m 3 (median ± interquartile range, optical measurements), respectively; these levels were 78 and 57% higher, respectively, than levels measured at a fixed site that was centrally located at the waste site. In the reference community, breathing zone PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels were lower, 49 ± 20 and 131 ± 108 µg/m 3 , respectively, and the fraction of coarse PM was larger. We detected all 26 target PAHs, of which naphthalene and phenanthrene were the most abundant. PAH concentrations were weakly correlated to PM levels, but PAH abundances, representing the fraction of PAH mass to the total PM 2.5 mass collected, were strongly and inversely correlated to PM levels, suggesting multiple and different sources of PAHs and PM that affected exposures. Both PM and PAH levels were elevated for workers performing burning and dismantling, and both exceeded standards or risk-based guidelines, e.g., lifetime excess cancer risks for several PAHs were in the 10 -4 to 10 -6 range, indicating the need to reduce emissions as well as provide respiratory protection. The study emphasizes the importance of using personal and shift samples to accurately characterize worker exposure., (Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)

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2022
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