Waste & Pollution

Acid Rain

Acid rain or acid deposition is created from a variety of pollution sources. It has damaging effects to the environment, outdoor structures, and humans. Though some attempts to re Read More

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9. Chernobyl, Ukraine

In 1986 a secret Soviet Union power station at Chernobyl exploded, tossing radioactive particles into the air that spread all throughout Europe. Even now, more than 20 years later, Read More

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To reduce pollution which harms us by contaminating Air, Water and Soil

Air, water and soil pollution all have a negative effect on the health of humans as well as our environment. Pollution is caused when waste products are released that cannot be ef Read More

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8. Norilsk, Russia

Noted by The Blacksmith Institute (1) as one of the world’s ten most polluted places, Norilsk, Russia shows a deeper picture of despair than T.S. Eliot’s poem, The Waste Land. Read More

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2. Linfen, China - feeding China's apetite for coal

China's growing need for energy has resulted in massive pollution. Linfen, in the Shanxi province, sits in the middle of a coal belt, and has some of the worst air pollution in the Read More

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5. Vapi, India

Vapi, India is in crisis due to an overwhelming problem with industrial pollution. Local industries are causing soil, groundwater, and river pollution by dumping heavy metals, pes Read More

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Ocean Dumping

Ocean dumping occurs whenever human waste and garbage, either accidentally or purposefully, is dumped into the ocean. Waste can include anything from industrial sludge to garbage s Read More

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3. Tianying, China

Along with lead production, battery recycling centers in the Tianying area dump massive quantities of harmful heavy metals without regard for the consequences. The heavy metal poll Read More

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6. La Oroya, Peru

An American-run smelting plant provide jobs for thousands of Peruvians, but also poisons them with toxic levels of lead, copper, zinc, and sulfer dioxide. Read More