Curated Video
Kenya aims for new rules to curb e waste
AP Television
Machakos, Kenya - 14 July 2014
1. Mid shot of hazardous electronic-waste warehouse workers dismantling computer CPUs
2. Close up of hazardous electronic-waste warehouse workers dismantling computer CPUs
3. Close up of...
TED-Ed
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JFR Science
Pressure: How Does a Straw Work?
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Crash Course
Mercury
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Fuse School
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Let's Make the Solar System
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Bozeman Science
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Crash Course
Pollution
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Curated OER
Mercury
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University of Nottingham
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