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Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 3:33 am Post subject: 10 Most Polluted Places
The list is out and whatya think?
A list of the world's most polluted places has been published by a US-based independent environmental group.
The Blacksmith Institute's top 10 towns and cities included sites in ex-Soviet republics, Russia, China and India. Peru and Zambia were also listed.
The report said an estimated 12 million people were affected by the severe pollution, which was mainly caused by chemical, metal and mining industries.
Chronic illness and premature deaths were listed as possible side-effects.
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Among the new sites listed in 2007 were Tianying in China, where potentially 140,000 people were at risk from lead poisoning from a massive lead production base there.
Yea, lead seems to be one of the major exports to our country as well. _________________ To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.
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