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Worst 10 for 2007

• The 10 sites lie in seven countries and affect more than 12 million people
• the listing criteria focuses on pollution's impact on human health — especially that of children.

The fact of the matter is that children are sick and dying in these polluted places, and it's not rocket science to fix them.
And despite more focus on pollution in the media, there hasn't been much happening to improve conditions.

The sites have been listed alphabetically

The areas were not tourist areas or capitals, rather remote areas where pollution controls don't exist or enforcement is considered weak.

e.g. Tianying was cited because of lead poisoning ...
Tianying city produces half of China's lead.

Vapi was described as a region overwhelmed by over 50 industrial estates —
which poison the local soils and groundwater with pesticides, PCBs, chromium, mercury, lead, and cadmium......

Sukinda has more than 97% of India’s chromite ore deposits.
"Twelve mines operate without environmental controls, leaching hexavalent chromium into drinking water supplies."

Sumgayit - a former Soviet industrial base is polluting the area with industrial chemicals and heavy metals. Cancer rates are 22%-51% higher than the national average, while genetic mutations and birth defects are commonplace.

Read the report details are online at
 www.worstpolluted.com

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