Along with the
ten places mentioned in the video, here are other toxic places in the world
that deserve an (dis)honorable mention.
Linfen, China: Los Angeles
smog would be considered a ‘good day’ compared to the air pollution in Linfen
and it’s considered the “most polluted city in the world.” The reason behind
the pollution is credited to industrial manufacturing and automobile pollution.
The air here is apparently so bad that leaving your clothes out to air dry can
turn them black!
The Great Pacific Garage Patch: Mainly
consisting of plastic waste, an island over two times the size of Texas and
over thirty feet deep floats in the Pacific Ocean.
Rondonia, Brazil: This is the
most deforested region of the Amazon Rainforest. Trees in thousands upon
thousands of acres of area have been slashed and burned down. The once green
area has now been replaced with cattle.
Yamuna River: Although
serious attempts have been made by the government to clean it up, the Yamuna
River in India continues to be tarnished by waste. The city of New Dehli alone
contributes about 3,296 MLD of sewage per day. An amount too much for the
underfunded treatment facilities to handle.
La Oroya, Peru: The lead
smelter in this town, run by a North American company Doe Run, is responsible
for the huge amounts of lead that has polluted the city. About all children
living in the neighborhood have been tested and there has been lead found in
their bloodstream, at very unacceptable levels.
Lake Karachay, Russia: The amount of
radiation from nuclear waste dumping is so strong that a person can get a
lethal dose within an hour of being in the area. Cancer is a huge issue amongst
the workers in the nuclear facility. There are many cases of childbirth defects
and leukemia in the surrounding area. There is also a concern regarding the
spread of radioactivity in distant areas air and river water.
Space: Man has also left a huge trail
of pollution in space; over 4 million pounds of space debris and various vacant
spacecraft currently orbit the earth. This has raised huge concerns for
potential accidents that can cause satellites and communication to fail.
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