The waste of developed countries cause extreme pollution at Agbogbloshie urban dumpsite, Ghana

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 22 April 2016 at 10:20:22 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 27 December 2022 at 10:24:31 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Urban planning, pollution, infrastructures, air quality, water quality; Ghana
Fig. 1 - S2 (27.12.2022) - Agbogbloshie dumpsite receives electronic waste from the rest of the World.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (27.12.2022) - 40 000 persons live from the recycling of their valuable metal components.
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To separate metal and plastic, they set fire to the waste. This emits highly toxic gas and cause metal to leak in the Odaw River.
Fig. 3 - S2 (24.04.2016 / 27.12.2022) - It is one of the 10 most polluted sites in the World.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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