The Blacksmith Institute, a US-based independent environmental group, published its 2007 world’s most polluted places. It reports an estimated 12 million people affected by the severe pollution, which is mainly caused by chemical, metal and mining industries. Chronic illness and premature deaths are side-effects. The annual review, which debuted in 2006, is listed alphabetically, and the sites are unranked “given the wide range of location sizes, populations and pollution dynamics”.
The top 10 are: Sumgayit, Azerbaijan; Potentially 275,000 affected; Linfen, China; Potentially 3m affected; Tianying, China; Potentially 140,000 affected; Sukinda, India; Potentially 2.6m affected; Vapi, India; Potentially 71,000 affected; La Oroya, Peru; Potentially 35,000 affected; Dzerzhinsk, Russia; Potentially 300,000 affected; Norilsk, Russia; Potentially 134,000 affected; Chernobyl, Ukraine; Potentially 5.5m affected; Kabwe, Zambia; Potentially 255,000 affected.
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