The most polluted places in the world

Since 2003, the Blacksmith Institute, based in New York (USA), has released a list of the top places in the world on the level of pollution on the Internet.

This is a list that no one wants me to have in it. In order to arrive at the final conclusions, the panel of environmental experts including scientists from universities such as Johns Hopkins, Harvard, and IIT India discussed and selected meetings according to the level contamination of chemicals or levels of dioxine toxins (toxins not only cause environmental pollution but also cause adverse effects on human health, and part of the earth population is suffering from photos from the toxic chemicals that contain this toxin) out of 35 ' candidates ' for this blacklist.

Currently, Blacksmith is receiving the latest information for the 2007 checklist at www.blacksmithinstitute.org.

In 2000, the mine accident that struck the company Aurul (Romania) discharged 50-100 tons of cyanu and heavy metals (like copper) into the river near Baia Mare (northeastern region). This poisoning has caused the aquatic species here to die massively, harming the flora and polluting clean water, affecting the lives of 2.5 million people.

In 1984, Bhopal (India) was the site of a horrific accident when Union Carbide India pesticide factory. discharged into the environment 40 tons of isocyanate and metila. According to Blacksmith, it is this toxic gas that has affected the health of hundreds of thousands of people and caused 15,000 deaths. It is worrisome that the pollution problem in this area has not been thoroughly resolved. It is suspected that groundwater has been poisoned.

1986 was the year of the largest nuclear explosion in world history at Tchernobyl (Ukraine). The accident caused the deaths of 30 people in this area. Furthermore, it leaked more radioactive material in the atomic bombing of the cities of Hirohima and Nagasaki (Japan) during the Second World War. Thyroid cancer was a disease that people In adjacent areas or acquired, even areas within a radius of 30.58 km are still subject to serious impacts of this explosion.

Cubatao (Brazil), the city of a series of industrial and petrochemical industrial complexes . But the companies here have " indifferently " discharged industrial waste (zinc, fenola, mercury, oil) into the city's rivers for decades. The treatment of waste water sources has not been fully implemented according to regulations. City residents often suffer from respiratory-related diseases, although the World Bank has recommended Brazil to enforce strict ecosystem protection laws over the years.

Until the last years of the Cold War period, Dzerzhinsk was always a major center for the production of chemical weapons . According to Blacksmith's report, the problem of groundwater poisoning is always set, the average life expectancy is only about 40 years for both sexes.

The Hanford nuclear complex (south of Washington, USA) was built in 1943, with the production of plutonium for nuclear weapons by the end of the 80s . During that time, a large amount of radioactive waste was released. Many cases of oil leakage due to cracked tanks have also been confirmed. According to a team of military engineers, the project to invest millions of dollars to solve these problems will be difficult to decide within the next decade.

Located in the central region of China, the 1978 km Huai River is considered to be the most polluted place of the country due to industrial, animal and agricultural wastes, The level of abnormal high morbidity of the community. The population living near the river basin has caused the government to place the river's water source at the most toxic level of pollution. However, the Chinese government is currently working with the World Bank to try to resolve this situation.

Kabu (North India ) - The river city, with 2.4 million inhabitants, is home to many tanneries. Government surveys and studies have shown that some areas have groundwater contaminated by dyes, toxic chemicals (chromium, lead). A program to guide groundwater cleanup is underway.

Kola Peninsula (Northwestern Russia) is the first place to build submarine manufacturing centers in the former Soviet Union. Ecological damage, radioactive waste with loose management is always a matter of concern. However, according to Blacksmith's research, pollution has also improved significantly.

Linfen (China) - This is the city of copper. The level of atmospheric pollution due to aircraft emissions, sulfur dioxide gas, and lead is very heavy. The serious problem in Linfen is that respiratory diseases occur in children and the elderly.

Magnutogorsk (Russia) , located in the west of the country, is a major center for steel production and tanks. It suffers from high levels of atmospheric pollution and the consequences of indifference in industrial waste treatment. Many congenital malformations occur in the area, and remedies are very limited.

Marilao (Philipine) The system of rivers near the outskirts of Bulacan province in the Philippines is a place to circulate goods for areas of tanning, metal refining, and lead casting. Pollutants cause health problems for residents in the region and further harms the fishing industry in Manille Bay.

Mexico City (Mexico) , with 15 million inhabitants, is famous for nothing but one of the most polluted cities in the world. About 4 million cars travel on the road every day. During the past decade, the Mexican government has tried to limit air pollution, but the results are still modest.

Katrina caused the greatest loss of money as well as life in the history of the United States and also caused a series of floods in New Zealand, which caused widespread pollution due to heavy metals. mixed in soil and oil sludge in these two countries. Efforts to overcome pollution are being researched by federal and national authorities along with plans to rebuild the devastated cities.

Ngoc Dung