Toxic Sites Identification Program - Tanzania (PureEarth, 2018)

This view shows the work of Pure Earth in Tanzania in the Toxic Sites Identification Program (TSIP). Pure Earth’s work in Tanzania began in 2007. To date, 187 sites have been assessed in Mbeya, Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Geita, Mwanza regions among. The majority of identified sites are found in areas where mining activities are carried out, namely in the Northern and Western regions of the country (Mbeya, Geita, Shinyanga and Mwanza).

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Source	https://app.mapx.org/static.html?views=MX-CFJ0C-U6WOC-PHU49&zoomToViews=true#JAAc6
Author	UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Maintainer	UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Last Updated	December 7, 2022, 08:18 (UTC)
Created	December 7, 2022, 08:18 (UTC)
GUID	MX-CFJ0C-U6WOC-PHU49
Issued	2019-12-08 18:35:13
Language	EN
Modified	2022-06-16 12:38:35
Publisher email	info@mapx.org
Publisher name	UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Theme	Web Map
data_type	geospatial
keywords_m49	TZA
projects_description	Data inventory to support the assessment of environmental and social vulnerability in Tanzania
projects_id	MX-KKW-WKR-1KO-AS9-SLH
projects_title	Chemicals Observatory - Tanzania
range_end_at_year	2022
range_start_at_year	2018
source_abstract	Toxic Sites Identification Program (TSIP) in Tanzania. To date, a total of 187 sites located in Tanzania have been identified using the ISS protocol. Investigators collected soil samples and measured levels of toxicity using an Alpha X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) instrument. From February of 2016 to January of 2018, TSIP activities in Tanzania were funded by UNIDO Contract SAP Ref: 150416 with co-financing from the World Bank beginning in May of 2017. World Bank funding was awarded based in large part on results demonstrated under UNIDO financing. The World Bank award funds an additional 150 sites over 18 months, nearly doubling the total number of sites assessed in the country. Included in the World Bank award is well was funding to undertake a total restructuring of the TSIP database, discussed in more detail below
source_title	Toxic Sites Identification Program (TSIP) in Tanzania
spatial	TZA