832-389420 - Detail of toxic Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci), spines, crown of thorns, Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage, Australia, Oceania
1311-250 - Toxic pond formed from runoff of mine tailings at an abandoned copper mine in the Prescott National Forest near Perkinsville, Arizona, United States of America, North America
1311-251 - Toxic pond formed from runoff of mine tailings at an abandoned copper mine in the Prescott National Forest near Perkinsville, Arizona, United States of America, North America
832-386373 - Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans) swims over coral reef in the backlight of the sun, Great Barrier Reef, Unesco World Heritage, Pacific, Australia, Oceania
1116-39717 - This Common Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) is perched on the mantle rim of a Giant Tridacna Clam (Tridacna gigas). It's venomous spines can inflict a painful wound, Philippines
832-374509 - Spectacular Rustgill, Laughing Gym, Laughing Jim (Gymnopilus junonius, Gymnopilus spectabilis), poisonous mushrooms on a tree stump with moss
832-367788 - Golden Poison Frog or Golden Dart Frog (Phyllobates terribilis), native to Colombia, in captivity, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
832-368129 - Dyeing Dart Frog (Dendrobates tinctorius), a poison dart frog, native to Brazil, French Guiana and Suriname, in captivity, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe
832-270486 - During a training session for workers dealing with toxic chemical spills, participants in protective suits walk down the street, Detroit, Michigan, USA
832-237998 - Warning sign, methyl, toxic, highly flammable, at the fuel depot of the pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Ingelheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe
832-145672 - Symbolic nuclear waste barrels stacked on a loading platform, anti-nuclear demonstration against the Gorleben disposal site, Lueneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe
832-136220 - Beware of poisonous snakes, sign at a rest stop on Interstate 90 at a hiking trail above the Missouri River, Chamberlain, South Dakota, USA
1113-92931 - Invasive Lionfish speared by Diver, Pterois volitans, Caribbean Sea, Dominica, Leeward Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Antilles, Carribean, West Indies, Central America, North America
857-66684 - Workers repairing electronics at a shop in Accra, Ghana. The computers are shipped here from Europe and the USA and some are reused but majority are dumped in Ghana.
857-66681 - Burning of computer wire and parts to recover copper and other metals in Accra, Ghana. The computers are shipped here from Europe and the USA and some are reused but majority are dumped in Ghana. Poor workers often from the northern poorer region of Ghana do the work and sell the copper to buyers who send the copper to China or India.
857-66712 - Yinka Ogunsuyi teaches a computer class to 9-11 year olds from the Regency School in Lagos, Nigeria. He gets the computers from a contact in the USA and also buys some in Nigeria. The computer is a Pentium 3 Dell from the USA. Also at the school 2-3 year olds watch the movie "Happy Feat" on a Pentium 4 computer.
857-66699 - Alaba Market, Lagos Nigeria. Many of the computers here are second hand and shipped from Asia, the USA or Europe for reuse. The small shop dealers buy electronics from the containers and are very good at repairing the goods for sale. Only when material has no value is it sent to nearby dumps. Some kids look through this and try to salvage some coppers wires or aluminum pieces.
857-66708 - Alaba Market, Lagos Nigeria. Many of the computers here are second hand and shipped from Asia, the USA or Europe for reuse. The small shop dealers buy electronics from the containers and are very good at repairing the goods for sale. Only when material has no value is it sent to nearby dumps.
857-66702 - At the Alaba Market in Lagos Nigeria many of the computers here are second hand and shipped from Asia, the USA or Europe for reuse. The small shop dealers buy electronics from the containers and are very good at repairing the goods for sale. Only when material has no value is it sent to nearby dumps. Some kids look through this and try to salvage some coppers wires or aluminum pieces.
857-66685 - Workers repairing electronics at a shop in Accra, Ghana. The computers are shipped here from Europe and the USA and some are reused but majority are dumped in Ghana.
857-66696 - The Computer village at Ikeja neighborhood, Lagos Nigeria. Many of the computers here are second hand and shipped from USA or Europe for reuse.
857-66717 - Alaba Market, Lagos Nigeria. Many of the computers here are second hand and shipped from Asia, the USA or Europe for reuse. The small shop dealers buy electronics from the containers and are very good at repairing the goods for sale. When material has no value is it sent to nearby dumps, and young men look for parts or wire that they recycle the metals. However, much toxic material ends up in these dumps in Nigeria.