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17th October 2014, 08:29 AM
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Re: Blacksmith institute ranking

Blacksmith Institute is situated in New York. It is a nonprofit organization that works to mitigate exposures at contaminated sites in low and medium income countries. To date, Blacksmith has carried out 50 such projects in 20 countries.

Worst Polluted Places list:
The World's Worst Polluted Places in 2013 (unranked):
Agbogbloshie, Ghana
Chernobyl*, Ukraine
Citarum River, Indonesia
Dzerzhinsk, Russia*
Hazaribagh, Bangladesh
Kabwe*, Zambia
Kalimantan, Indonesia
Matanza River, Argentina
Niger River Delta, Nigeria
Norilsk*, Russia

2012 report: The Top Ten Sources by Global Burden of Disease
Battery Recycling
Lead Smelting
Mining and Ore Processing
Tanneries
Industrial/Municipal Dumpsites
Industrial Estates
Artisanal Gold Mining
Product Manufacturing
Chemical Manufacturing
Dye Industry


2011 report: The Top Ten of the Toxic Twenty
Top Ten Worst Toxic Pollution Problems:
Artisanal Gold Mining - Mercury
Industrial Estates - Lead
Agricultural Production- Pesticides
Lead Smelting - Lead
Tannery Operation - Chromium
Mining and Ore Processing - Mercury
Mining and Ore Processing - Lead
Lead-Acid Battery Recycling - Lead
Naturally Occurring Arsenic in Ground Water - Arsenic
Pesticide Manufacturing and Storage – Pesticide

2008 report: Top Ten World's Worst Pollution Problems
Artisanal Gold Mining
Contaminated Surface Water
Indoor Air Pollution
Industrial Mining Activities
Groundwater Contamination
Metals Smelting and Processing
Radioactive Waste and Uranium Mining
Untreated Sewage
Urban Air Quality
Used Lead Acid Battery Recycling

2006 and 2007 reports: Top Ten World's Worst Polluted Places
Sumqayit, Azerbaijan
Linfen, China
Tianying, China
Sukinda, India
Vapi, India (Update: Removed from list due to significant improvements[17])
La Oroya, Peru
Dzerzhinsk, Russia
Norilsk, Russia
Chernobyl, Ukraine
Kabwe, Zambia

Also mentioned
Godwin, Kenya
Matanza, Argentina
Hazaribagh, India
DongYangHuaxi, China
Lanzhou, China
Urumqi, China
Wanshan, China
Haina, Dominican Republic
Oriente, Ecuador
Mahad Industrial Estate, India
Ranipet, India
Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Mailuu-Suu, Kyrgyzstan
Mexico City, Mexico
Huancavelica, Peru
Meycauayan, Philippines
Marilao, Philippines
Bratsk, Russia
Chita, Russia
Magnitogorsk, Russia
Rudnaya Pristan, Russia

Worst Polluted places Report:
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