Linfen, China
number of people potentially affected: 3,000,000
pollutants: carbon and particulate matter.
source of pollutants: automobile and industrial emissions.
tianying, China
number of people potentially affected: 140,000
Pollutants: Lead and other heavy metals.
source of pollutants: Extraction and processing of metals.
Sukinda, India
number of people potentially affected: 2,600,000
Pollutants: Hexavalent chromium and other metals.
source of pollutants: Extraction and processing of chromite.
Vapi, India
number of people potentially affected: 71.000
Pollutants: Chemicals and heavy metals.
source of pollutants: industries.
La Oroya, Peru
number of people potentially affected: 35,000
Pollutants: Lead, copper, zinc and sulfur dioxide (main cause of acid rain).
source of pollutants: Extraction and processing of heavy metals.
Dzerzhinsk, Russia
number of people potentially affected: 300.000
Pollutants: Chemicals and toxic byproducts such as sarin and VX ( two types of nerve gas).
Source of polluting substances produced and used chemical weapons during the Cold War.
Norilsk, Russia
number of people potentially affected: 134,000
pollutants: particulate dioxide sulfur, heavy metals, phenols.
source of pollutants: Extraction and processing of metals, particularly nickel.
Chernobyl, Ukraine
number of people potentially affected: Initially estimated 5.5 million (now under discussion).
pollutants: radiation.
source of pollutants: nuclear fusion.
Sumgayit, Azerbaijan
number of people potentially affected: 275,000
Pollutants: organic chemicals, oil and heavy metals.
source of pollutants: industrial and petrochemical complexes.
Kabwe, Zambia
number of people potentially Affected: 255000
Pollutants: lead and cadmium.
source of pollutants: Extraction and processing of lead.
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