The environmental problem is acute in many cities. Let's look at which cities the situation is especially tense.
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The environmental disaster negatively affects the state of not only cities, but also residents. In this article, we will consider cities that are the most dirty in the world.
TOP-10 of the most dirty cities in the world
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Sumgait, Azerbaijan
The environmental situation in this metropolis, with a population of 285 thousand people, was seriously threatened in the era of the Soviet Union, when, trying to increase productivity, it was completely intended to the flora and fauna. Being one of the largest centers of the chemical industry in the past, Sumgait is still experiencing the consequences of those days.
Cracking soil, acid rains and air, literally saturated with suspension of heavy metals, led to the fact that many urban areas, as well as a suburbs, resemble their desolation of the territory that survived the apocalypse. However, according to the environment for the environment, the ecology of this city has become somewhat better.
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Kabwe, Zambia
At the beginning of the twentieth century, lead deposits were opened near Kabwe, which led to the unceasing extraction and processing of this metal throughout the last century. Due to the lack of control in the production of this chemical element, the lower ozone layer was contaminated with a mass of emissions.
Despite the fact that lead production has already been discontinued, and the plants have stopped functioning for more than twenty years, but the consequences of production turned out to be catastrophic, greatly affecting the health of the city’s population. 2006 was marked by a threatening figure of childhood diseases due to the increased content of lead and cadmium (ten times more than normal).
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Chernobyl, Ukraine
One of the most terrible atomic disasters that I saw the story, two years ago celebrated its thirty year. However, since then no one has been living in the city - this is fraught with consequences for health. In principle, it cannot be called dirty: there is no garbage on the streets and you also do not threaten you to breathe exhausts.
Nevertheless, Chernobyl air contains no more or less, and over 12 chemical elements containing radiation: cesium-137, strontium-90, etc. If you stay in this region for too long without taking care of protective equipment, that is, the risk of getting blood cancer.
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Agbogloshi, Gana
The city on the territory of which is a landfill of household appliances, which is considered one of the largest in the world. Every year, Ghana is in the threat of pollution with chemical waste (mainly lead), in the amount of about 129 thousand tons contained in 215 thousand tons of electrical appliances that are not subject to repair. No matter how sad it sounds, but 2020 is expected to increase the volume of pollution of the aggregoblos.
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Dzerzhinsk, Russia
The Soviet Union made Dzerzhinsk the heir to the huge chemical production complexes, which laid the foundation for an unfavorable environmental situation, dropping about 300 thousand tons of deadly hazardous waste into the soil (1930-1998). After conducting tests in 2007, scientists came to the conclusion, coastal reservoirs contain a critical amount of dioxins and phenol (many thousand times more than the norm).
It is for this reason that the inhabitants of Dzerzhinsk on average live forty -two (male gender) and forty -seven years, respectively (female).
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Norilsk, Russian Federation
Since 1935, Norilsk was considered one of the world-famous leaders in heavy industry. Every year, the urban air is saturated with 1000 tons of copper-nickel oxides, as well as about 2 million tons of sulfur oxide. On average, the inhabitants of Norilsk live ten years less than Russians throughout the state.
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La Oroia, Peru
For several decades, copper, zinc and lead, few people care about the mining of copper, zinc and lead. In terms of mortality rate, this city occupies the highest line of the rating of not only Peruvian cities, but throughout South America.
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Sukinda, India
Indian cities have many times in the list of the most polluted places of residence, but usually not for long. Unfortunately, the residents of Sukinda were less fortunate: the content of sixty chromium in local reservoirs reaches sixty percent. This circumstance leads to new disappointing figures - about 2/3 of diseases that the townspeople are prone to the presence of large doses of this element in their blood.
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Tianin, China
One of the largest centers for the extraction and processing of metals suffers from a terribly environmental disaster that has befell it. The soil here is practically saturated with lead, and the oxides of metals in the air act extremely destructively on the brain, turning the townspeople into something like a zombie. Not only do they suffer from excessive fatigue, irritability and slowdown in reactions, a huge number of diagnoses “Children's dementia” are recorded among children, the cause of which is lead, which, falling into the blood, also has a negative effect on brain activity.
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Lin-Fen, China
I can’t even believe that there was a time when Lin-Fen was called the “fruit-flower city”. Looking at him now, it seems that someone was joking unsuccessfully-due to the start of the work of coal mines (1978), the city turned into a “hellish” metropolis with a population of several million people. The townspeople are forced almost around the clock in the respirators, since even in the room they do not “hide” from the all -pervasive smell of burning coal. It is not recommended to hang out the wash on the street, since a dense layer of soot will cover it with a maximum of two hours after two hours.
Rating of cities with the most dirty air
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KANPUR, India
Kanpur is one of the industrial Indian cities, the degree of pollution is 209 mcg per m³. Due to the large number of factories and factories in the region engaged in the manufacture of the skin, as well as metallurgical enterprises and other developed industries, the environment significantly suffers from emissions into the atmosphere and water. For example, the Ganga river is so saturated with nitrates that its water cannot be used for human life needs. It is unlikely, but it is possible that there is at least some pond with clean water on the peninsula.
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Yasuj, Iran
It is one of the 4 largest industry centers in the Republic of Iran. This is an industrial city in which the sugar plant is located, as well as a coal power station. The air in the region contains 215 μg of harmful substances at the rate of 1 m³. Instead of looking for solutions to combat pollution, the Yasuja authorities want to approve the construction of a new oil refining plant, and this, as you can already guess, is fraught with even more serious consequences.
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Gaboron, Botswana
The city, which has grown up not so long ago in Botswana, is attractive to its newfangled hotels, but the environmental situation here leaves much to be desired: the air of the metropolis can be practically seen with their own eyes, since the content of destructive impurities is equated with 216 μg per 1 m³. Based on the analysis of scientists, it turned out that the most frightening picture of the atmosphere’s contamination can be observed in May, and August-September bring some relief to the residents.
The main sources of gas content - Foreign cars and production of plates from paraffin. Another, seemingly harmless and natural decay product, animal excrement were recognized.
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Peshavar, Pakistan
This city takes the second place in the list of the most polluted in the state (219 mcg on m³ of biospheres). The situation is getting worse every year, despite the fact that the city authorities contribute to the fight against an environmental problem. But the measures taken do not have the proper effect, since the air still remains glorified. The main reason is the regular work of Motoriksh, whose transport promotes a strong ejection into the atmosphere of exhausts.
Unfortunately, this problem is not the only one. The Kabul River is no less suffering from pollution with a variety of garbage and waste.
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Kermanshah, Iran
Another city in Iran with a threatening number of atmospheric pollution is 229 μg per 1 m³. Previously, this region was an ordinary center, which successfully developed agricultural branches, but now it is a rapidly developing industry-industrial city with 256th production facilities in the city. Industry industries in Kermanshah are engaged in sugar processing, petrochemistry and electronic equipment, which extremely negatively affects regional ecology.
No less troubles I deliver dust storms that, having rushed through the region, are harmful to both residents and the environment. After such elements, the hospitals are crowded with the victims, and the air, already polluted, becomes almost unsuitable for inhalation.
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Kvetta, Pakistan
The indicators of air pollution in Kvetta are equated to the 251st μg per 1 m³, and this is the worst indicator in the country. According to the reports of specialists in this field, in the region, a serious environmental problem that threatens the health of residents. One of the sources of pollution, which inflicted a tangible blow to the ecology of the city, was a protest in 2011, during which rubber tires of cars were burned around the city, which, of course, poisoned air with decay products.
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Ludhiana, India
Another of the Indian cities where the air is extremely polluted and the environmental situation is quite deplorable. According to preliminary data, the main reason is the work of Motoriksh, using diesel fuel in the engines of their transport. It plans to commission vehicles that are not so detrimental to the atmosphere. However, this problem is not the only one. The second of the city suitable resources, regularly polluted by waste production of varnishes and paints is water in the local river.
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Senendezh, Iran
This city is also exposed to dust storms, in addition to which the environment is polluted by industrial enterprises. The degree of pollution is approximately 254 μg per 1 m³ of air. The cause of the larger number of dusty winds is the destruction of agricultural land in related areas - the empty territories became a catalyst for storms.
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Ulan-Bator, Mongolia
Despite the fact that Mongolia is not the most densely populated country by world standards, in its capital there is an excess of residents, as well as a critical state of ecology. The air pollution is equated to 279 mcg per 1 m³, sources are: ground dust, emissions from firewood combustion and metal processing, car exhausts due to their incessant movement.
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Ahvaz, Iran
Avyvaz is the first in the list of the most polluted cities with an air pollution indicator of 372 μg per 1 m³. There is no worst state of the atmosphere in any other city in the world. Experts call the most likely causes the effects of dusty drills and regular release of decay products into the atmosphere.
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