Answer to Question #167663 in Management for Sika

Question

casual factors of pollution in abogbloshie

Answer 1

Agbogbloshie is commercial district in the Accra, Ghana. It is bordered by the Old Fadama. The town is known to be the hub of externally created electronic and automobile scrap from the western countries. Therefore, the main cause of pollution in the area is electronic waste (e-waste). It is popularly known as digital dumping site. However, like any other town, it is polluted by;

·        Exhaust from vehicles

·        Discharges from manufacturing industries and factories

·        Burning of fossil fuels in power plants

·        Agriculture

·        Air Pollution Pollutants such as Sulfur dioxide, Carbon monoxide, Volatile organic compounds and Nitrogen oxides