The 10 most polluted cities in the world
The Blacksmith Institute --World's Worst Polluted Places
http://www.blacksmithinstitute.org/ten.php
・Chernobyl (Ukraine)
It was contaminated by the world's largest nuclear disaster in 1986. I have covered it several times in GIGAZINE, but the pollution in this area is not so easy to eliminate, and the health damage is enormous. Between 1992 and 2002, more than 4000 cases of thyroid cancer were diagnosed in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Chernobyl is currently an exclusion zone with a radius of 19 miles. Experts predict that these improvements will cost hundreds of billions of dollars, which is expected to be a significant financial burden for Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.
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In Dzerzhinsk, which was an important base for producing chemical weapons of the former Soviet Union (sarin, VX gas, etc.) during the Cold War, 300,000 tons of chemical waste was improperly treated between 1930 and 1998. It seems that it was. As a result, arsenic and mercury became mixed in the sources of drinking water in big cities such as Novgorod, causing serious health damage. In the communal graveyard around here, there are surprisingly many graves of people who died under the age of 40.
・Bajos de Haina (Dominican Republic)
A place that is also called 'Chernobyl in Dominican Republic'. Perhaps because there was a battery recycling factory for automobiles, children living in the vicinity are addicted to lead. The factory has moved, but the pollution remains.
Lead released by smelters.
The child is standing on the battery.
・Kabwe (Zambia)
Copperbelt in Zambia is known worldwide as a copper producer, and Kabwe is one of the surrounding towns. Perhaps the fate of the town near the mine, the soil pollution around here is severe, and the values of the four metals are higher than the values recommended by WHO. Children sometimes take a bath in the waterway that flows from the mine to the town, and they are addicted to taking metal pieces into their bodies.
・La Oroya (Laoroya) (Peru)
La Oroya in Peru. Developed as a mining town from 1922, the release of many toxic substances resulted in the detection of excess lead in the blood of 99% of children. Sulfur dioxide also exceeds WHO emission standards.
・Linfen (China)
Shanxi Linfen, who seems to be told, 'If someone has a grudge, let him be a permanent citizen of Linfen.' It is an important base for China's coal industry and supports two-thirds of electricity, but the air is the worst in China, and bronchitis, pneumonia, and lung cancer are increasing locally.
A mask is a must-have item.
The scenery looks cloudy.
Enjoy German: Linfen in Northern China, the world's worst water and air city
・Milesoo (Kyrgyzstan)
Between 1946 and 1968 there was a former Soviet factory that processed more than 10,000 tons of uranium ore. It seems that the first Soviet atomic bomb was made from the uranium made here. This area is one of the richest and most densely populated areas in Central Asia, but it still has 1.96 million cubic meters of waste, and cancer patients are said to be twice as many as in other areas of Kyrgyzstan.
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The Siberian city of Norilsk has been known as the northernmost metropolis of Russia since 1935, when a complex was created using slaves from concentration camps. It is considered to be the most polluted place in Russia, with black snow and sulfur-flavored air, and the average life expectancy of factory workers is 10 years below the average for Russia as a whole. .. Norilsk has one of the world's leading nickel mines, and the soil is contaminated with copper and nickel over a radius of 60 km, which is why many children suffer from severe respiratory illness.
・Ranipet (India)
Chromate and chromium sulfate are used for leather making in leather factories, but I think that there are many wells in Lanipet where high levels of chromium were found and could not be used, which may affect agricultural land. Has been done. Approximately 1.5 million tons of solid waste are piled up on 2 hectares of land from a height of 3m to 5m and left unattended, so it is natural that there is pollution.
Red river.
Something like a terrible bruise on my body ...
・Rudnaya Pristani and Dalnegorsk (Russia)
Residents of two cities in the Russian Far East are suffering from acute lead poisoning. Recent studies suggest that lead detected in residential gardens and roadsides exceeds the standards set by the US PA (US Environmental Protection Agency). Children are being sacrificed here as well, and blood lead levels are eight to twenty times higher than the maximum permissible value.
The above 10 cases are listed as particularly bad, but 35 candidates are listed in total.
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Huaihe seems to be known as the most polluted river in China. 'Seven colors of river' may be helpful.
Safe Food in Asia: China's Seven Colors of Rivers and Food
There are many cities related to the former Soviet Union, but is that the level is different compared to other areas?
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