Risk of faecal pollution among waste handlers in a resource-deprived coastal peri-urban settlement in Southern Ghana

• Main Authors: Kretchy, James-Paul, Dzodzomenyo, Mawuli, Ayi, Irene, Dwomoh, Duah, Agyabeng, Kofi, Konradsen, Flemming, Dalsgaard, Anders
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Chemical engineering; Pollution; Safety Equipment
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146180
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Resource-deprived coastal peri-urban settlements in Southern Ghana are characterized by indiscriminate solid waste disposal and open defecation practices. Persons engaged in waste handling in such communities perform their activities with little or no personal protective equipment. They are thus con...