Most polluting cities in the world

The list of ten most polluted places in the world was developed according to the following technical criteria: the size of the affected population, severity of the toxins in the contamination involved, the impact on health and child development, the explicit presence of pollution sources in the area and the evidence (and reliable) on the health impact of contaminants. The results of the study ranks that China, India, Russia, Peru-are on the list of the 10 most polluted cities in the world.

• Linfen, China. Air and water pollution by particles and gases in the mining industry and food processing.


• Ranipet, India. Water and soil contamination by industrial chemicals for dyeing.


• Mailuu Suu, Kirjistán. Soil and water pollution by radioactive waste from uranium nuclear industry (Russia).


• Dzerzhinsky, Russia. Water and soil pollution by chemical weapons production.


• Norilsk, Russia. Pollution of air, soil and water with sulfur dioxide, cesium and other elements from the production of platinum.


• Rudnaya Pristan, Russia. Soil contamination from lead, derived from mining.


• Chernobyl in the Ukraine. Water and soil pollution by radioactive waste arising after the nuclear plant accident.


• Kabwe, Zambia. Soil contamination by lead, resulting from their mining.


• Oroya, Peru. Air and soil pollution by lead, resulting from their mining.


• Haina, Dominican Republic. Soil contamination from lead, derived from the recycling of batteries.