After reading an article titled “The Top 10 Worst Polluted Places on Earth” by Larry West I realized how vulnerable to health risks some people actually are. Much of this simply deals with the location in which they live. Serious risk for cancer, respiratory diseases, and premature death are common health concerns these people live with. The Top 10 worst polluted places in the world account for about ten million people at risk of health problems in eight different countries.
The most and worst polluted area, according to the Blacksmith Institute, unsurprisingly is Chernobyl, Ukraine. We all know what happened in Chernobyl in 1986 and this explains why health risks are so high in this area. Still to this day there are environmental problems due to the radiation. Dzerzhinsk, Russia appears on our list at #2. Out of our “top 10” Russia accumulates three spots on the list with Norilsk, Russia holding #8 and Rudnaya Pristan/Dalnegorsk, Russia at #10. Other hot spots include Ranipet, India at #9 for its ground water pollution, Haina, Dominican Republic for its lead contamination and Linfen, China. We all know China is in the midst of its industrial revolution accumulating for its industrial air pollution which is also causing serious health concerns. The rest of the list accounts for Kabwe, Zambia at #4, La Oroya, Peru at #5, Maiuu Suu, Kyrgyzstan at #7, and Norilsk, Russia at #8.
After habituating in these areas for long enough likely health risks involve cancers, lung infections and mental retardation. Life expectancies in these places are very short compared to some of the richest nations and health problems persist to everyone in danger. The question is how can we clean up these places?
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