Top Ten Toxic Threats in 2013: Cleanup, Progress, and Ongoing Challenges
Source: Blacksmith Institute and Green Cross Switzerland, Date: , 2013
Blacksmith
InstituteandGreen Cross
Switzerlandhave published
the 2013 report of the world's worst polluted places, titled ‘The Top Ten Toxic Threats: Cleanup,
Progress, and Ongoing Challenges’. The report presents a new list of the
top ten polluted places and provides updates on sites previously published by
Blacksmith and Green Cross. A range of pollution sources and contaminants are
cited, including hexavalent chromium from tanneries and heavy metals released
from smelting operations. The report estimates that sites like those listed in
the top ten pose a health risk to more than 200 million people in low- and
medium-income countries.