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- Title
Exposure to toxic waste containing high concentrations of hydrogen sulphide illegally dumped in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
- Authors
Dongo, Kouassi; Tiembré, Issiaka; Koné, Blaise Atioumonou; Zurbrügg, Christian; Odermatt, Peter; Tanner, Marcel; Zinsstag, Jakob; Cissé, Guéladio
- Abstract
On August 2006, a cargo ship illegally dumped 500 t of toxic waste containing high concentrations of hydrogen sulphide in numerous sites across Abidjan. Thousands of people became ill. Seventeen deaths were associated with toxic waste exposure.
- Publication
Environmental science and pollution research international, 2012, Vol 19, Issue 8, p3192
- ISSN
1614-7499
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-012-0823-2