Toxic Milk: How e-waste pollution at Agbogbloshie is contaminating Ghana’s food chain

For decades, thick black smoke rising from the burning of discarded electronics at Agbogbloshie has symbolised Ghana's growing electronic waste crisis. Now, scientists say the pollution may be extending beyond the scrapyard and into the country's food chain, with studies suggesting that toxic substances released during informal e-waste recycling are contaminating both human breast milk and livestock milk consumed by surrounding communities.

By Isaac Yeboah