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Top Ten Most Polluted Places in the
World, 2009
This Top Ten list was compiled by the Technical Advisory Board of the
Blacksmith Institute, an environmental NGO based in New York. The
criteria used in ranking include the size of the affected
population, the severity of the toxins involved, and reliable evidence
of health problems associated with the pollution.
| Country | Problem | Main Pollutant Exposure | Pathway |
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| Accra, Ghana | Indoor Air Pollution | Particulates, CO2 | Inhalation | | Candelaria, Chile | Mine Tailings Disposal/Water Pollution | Heavy metals such as cyanide | Ingestion of contaminated groundwater | | Chernobyl-Affected Zone, Eastern Europe | Radiation | Radioactive waste | Ingestion | | Delhi, India | Air Pollution | CO2, SO2, Particulates | Inhalation | | Haina, Domincan Republic | Used Lead Acid Battery Recycling | Lead | Ingestion | | Kalimantan Indonesia | Artisanal Gold Mining | Mercury | Inhalation of airborne vapors | | Old Korogwe, Tanzania | Contaminated Surface Water | DDT | Ingestion | | Rudnaya River Valley, Russia | Metals Processing and Mining | Lead | Ingestion | | Shanghai, China | Untreated Sewage | Water-borne pathogens | Ingestion | | West Bengal, India | Ground-water Pollution | Arsenic | Ingestion |
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