The most polluted places in the world
There are many ways you can classify pollution. It can
be chemical, radioactive, or simply the presence of improperly disposed waste
products. There are some polluted places which belongs different class.
1. Ahvaz, Iran- Iran is now the most polluted city in the
world, a problem that is only made worse by its constant dust storms.
2. Lake Karachay, Russia- Used for years as nuclear
dumping site by the Soviet Union, Lake Karachay has been declared the most polluted place on
Earth. In fact, it has been said that just 1 hour of here would be lethal.
3. Yamuna River, India- scientists estimate that roughly
60% of Delhi’s waste gets dumped into the Ganges river. This doesn’t change the
fact that almost all of its residents rely on it for water and bathing as well.
4. Earth’s Orbit- the Earth is surrounded by nearly 4 million pounds of space debris. The image you see above was actually generated by NASA
to show which ones are presently being tracked.
5. La Oroya, Peru -
has been home to a metal smelter run by Missouri based Doe Run Corporation
since 1922. As a result nearly all the local children suffer from lead
poisoning and respiratory complications.
6. Mailuu-Suu, Kyrgyzstan- As one of the largest dumps of
radioactive waste in all of Asia, Mailuu-Suu is not only heavily contaminated
but there are a series of unstable uranium tailing pits in the hills
surrounding the city. Were these pits were to empty the result would be disastrous.
7. Citarum River, Indonesia- One of the world’s most
polluted rivers, over 5 million people reside in its basin and rely on it as
their primary water supply.
8. Kabwe, Zambia -After years of mining and processing
both cadmium and lead are very common in the
Zambian city. In fact, the children here have been found to have 10
times the permissible EPA level of lead in their bloodstream. Moreover, the
ground is barren and nothing will grow as a result of the contamination.
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