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Twenty staff of Environment Protection Agency (EPA) have un­dergone training in electronic waste management in Accra as part of...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to undertake a national electronic waste (E-waste) inventory exercise in October, to assess the impact...

Miners Drink ‘Akpeteshie,’ Eat Hot Pepper Over Mercury Poison – EPA Director

Mercury pollution poses health crisis – Minister cautions April 14, 2021 Dr Kwaku Afriyie The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Kwaku Afriyie, has warned that environmental health crisis looms in Ghana as the country emits over 1500 tons of mercury annually into the environment. He said this consisted of 700 tonnes emitted into the atmosphere and 800 tonnes into soil and water as a result of artisanal and small-scale mining, making it the largest man-made source of mercury in the world. Dr Afriyie, who made the disclosure at the launch of the Africa Env...

+ Dr Kwaku Afriyie, the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, delivering the keynote address at the launch of the National Steering Committee of the Africa Environmental Health and Pollution Management Project. The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) has launched a programme to reduce exposure to mercury and regulate mercury use in artisanal small-scale gold mining. The programme is known as the Africa Environmental Health and Pollution Management Programme and is funded by the World Bank at a cost of $8.7 million locally. Ghana is one o...