E-waste Flashcards

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1
Q

what time did the Burner boys wake up to start work?

A

6 am on weekdays

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2
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how did the e-waste affect the environment?

A

it would cause air pollution and the chemicals would get into the water that they drank

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3
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what time would the chemicals cause to pregnant women?

A

stillbirths and miscarriages

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4
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what were the boys called who created the e-waste?

A

Burner boys

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5
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what harm would the chemicals cause to humans?

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Health problems like: asthma, cancer, lung, heart and liver diseases and severe body pains

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how long had some of the Burna boys been working with e-waste?

A

over eight years

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7
Q

how much would they get for 1 pound of copper

A

GHC 16

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8
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Where was the e-waste in?

A

Ghana

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9
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what scrap metals would they get from the electronic devices?

A

steel, aluminium, copper and sometimes gold

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10
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what did the Burner boys do?

A

they would tear apart electronic devices to salvage scrap metal inside to sell it

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11
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what made it easier for them to get sick?

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they couldn’t afford working tools or a sanitary area to work

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