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Top 10 most polluted places in the world

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Here is a list of the ten most polluted places in the world.

1. Linfen, China: Industry based on local coal and other resources has resulted in the worst air quality in China. There are high incidences of respiratory and skin diseases and lung cancer.

2. Tianying, China: Heavy industry means that the average lead content in the air and soil are up to 10 times higher than national standards. Children suffer from birth defects and developmental challenges.

3. Sukinda, India: Waste rock and untreated water from local mines seeps into local water supplies. The air and soils are also heavily affected.

Residents suffer from gastrointestinal bleeding, tuberculosis, and asthma.Infertility and birth defects are common.

4. Vapi, India: More than 50 industrial estates discharge heavy metals, pesticides, and chemical waste. Mercury in the groundwater is 96 times higher than World Health Organisation standards. Very high incidences of cancer and birth complications have resulted.

5. La Oroya, Peru: Metal mining and smelting has caused significant lead contamination. Blood lead levels for children are on average triple World Health Organisation limits.

6. Dzerzhinsk, Russia: A major site for Cold War era manufacturing where industrial chemicals have been discharged into the local water supplies. Life expectancy is short and the death rate is significantly higher than Russia's average.

7. Norilsk, Russia: Mining and smelting operations have devastated the area with particulates and heavy metal pollution.

8. Chernobyl, Ukraine: The legacy of this most infamous of nuclear disasters lingers and has resulted in thousands of cancer deaths.

Respiratory, ear, nose, and throat diseases are common ailments.

9. Sumgayit, Azerbaijan: Petrochemical and industrial complexes have left the city badly contaminated.

10. Kabwe, Zambia: Unregulated lead mining and smelting operations have resulted in lead dust covering large areas. Children's' blood lead levels are on average up to ten times the recommended maximum.