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THE TOP TEN
(unranked and alphabetical)
1 Artisanal Gold Mining2 Contaminated Surface Water3 Indoor Air Pollution4 Industrial Mining Activities5 Groundwater Contamination6 Metals Smelting and Processing7 Radioactive Waste and Uranium Mining8 Untreated Sewage9 Urban Air Quality10 Used Lead Acid Battery Recycling
THE WORLD’SWORST POLLUTIONPROBLEMS:
THE TOP TEN OF THE TOXIC TWENTY
 
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This document was prepared by the staff of Blacksmith Institute in partnership with Green CrossSwitzerland with input and review from a number of experts and volunteers, to whom we are most grateful.
Primar Authors:
Bret Ericson, MScDavid Hanrahan, MScVictoria Kong, MS
Contributions b:
Meredith Block, MPARoland Brunner Richard Fuller Conor Gately, MAAnne Riederer, SCDStephan Robinson, PhD
Special Thans To:
Timothy Brutus; Denny Dobbin; Don Jones; Ira May; Dave Richards; Brian Wilson; the members of theTechnical Advisory Board (see list for details); and our interns Evan Axelrad, Ryan Bailey, and KerllyBernabe.For questions, comments and feedback, please contact Blacksmith Institute in New York City at thefollowing address:Blacksmith Institute2014 Fifth AvenueNew York, NY 10035+1 (646) 742 0200Info@blacksmithinstitute.orgMedia inquires should be directed to
Magdalene Sim
in New York at
mag
@blacksmithinstitute.orgMedia inquiries in Europe should be directed to Nathalie Gysi at Green Cross Switzerland:Green Cross SwitzerlandFabrikstrasse 178005 Zuerich, Switzerland+41 (0) 43 499 13 10nathalie.gysi@greencross.chThis report is available online at
www.worstpolluted.org
 
Table of Contents
Introduction4
Understanding Pollution and Sources7The Top Ten of the Toxic Twenty9The Four Least Addressed Pollution Problems10The Top Eight Pollution Problems Most Affecting Children10The Seven Worst Pollution Problems in Africa11The Four Problems most affecting Future Generations11
The Top Ten12
Artisanal Gold Mining13Contaminated Surface Water15Indoor Air Pollution17Industrial Mining Activities19Groundwater Contamination21Metals Smelting and Processing23Radioactive Waste and Uranium Mining25Untreated Sewage27Urban Air Quality29Used Lead Acid Battery Recycling33
The Rest of The Toxic Twenty35
Abandoned Mines37Agrotoxins and POPs39Arsenic41Cadmium43Coal Power Plants45Chromium47Garbage Dumps49Industrial Estates51Oil Refineries and Petrochemical Plants53Old and Abandoned Chemical Weapons55PCBs57
Ranking the problems and tackling them59Conclusion63Technical Advisory Board Members66
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