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Mountains of obsolete pesticides are stockpiled in Africa. Problems with labelling, storage, and the sup- ply of unsuitable products, means that they sit around unused, some for as long as 40 years. They include poisons long ago banned (e.g. DDT, aldrin, dieldrin, chlordane, heptachlor, and others). In some cases the pesticides have leaked from damaged containers. Un- able to dispose of them safely the likelihood is that the piles will continue to grow.
Pesticides stockpiles in Africa
Mediterranean Sea
Morocco
Tunisia
Algeria
Libya
Egypt
Western Sahara
Mauritania
Red
Mali
Niger
Sea
Eritrea
Senegal
Chad
Sudan
Gambia
Djibouti
Burkina Faso
Guinea- Conakry
Guinea- Bissau
Benin
Somaliland
Nigeria
Togo
Sierra Leone
Ghana
Central African Republic
Ivory Coast
Ethiopia
Liberia
Cameroon
Somalia
Equatorial Guinea
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Uganda
Kenya
Gabon
S o Tom et Pr ncipe
Rwanda
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Congo
Burundi
Zanzibar
Tanzania
Malawi
Angola
Mozambique
Zambia
Madagascar
Zimbabwe
15 000 Tonnes
Namibia
Botswana
10 000
Swaziland
2 000
Lesotho
South Africa
0
1 000
500
1 500
2 000 km
Source: FAO, 2001.
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