The world’s ten most polluted places of 2013
Matanza-Riachuelo, Argentina (VOC volatile organic compounds, especially toluene)
Hazaribagh, Bangladesh (chrome)
Agbogbloshie Dumpsite, Ghana (lead, cadmium, mercury)
Citarum River, Indonesia (chemicals, such as lead, cadmium, chrome and pesticides)
Kalimantan, Indonesia (cadmium, mercury)
Niger River Delta, Nigeria (oil)
Dzershinsk, Russia (chemicals, including sarin, lead and phenols as well as toxic byproducts)
Norilsk, Russia (heavy metals)
Chernobyl, Ukraine (radionuclides)
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Environmental Toxin Report 2013 (4.7 MB PDF file)
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