The 2011 Top Ten Worst Pollution Problems Worldwide

10.11.2011

CH-Zurich – 10 November 2011 - Green Cross Switzerland and the US-based Blacksmith Institute are presenting a top ten list of the world's worst pollution problems. Using data collected over the past three years from more than 2,000 toxic hotspots, the Environmental Report 2011 identifies the top ten sources of pollution and calculates their health impacts.

"Toxic exposure associated with mining and industrial processes all over the world is a major health risk for the affected population," says David Hanrahan, Head of Global Program at the Blacksmith Institute. "Despite the fact that at least as many people suffer from pollution-related illnesses as from malaria or tuberculosis, the international community does not support aid initiatives in most countries," emphasizes Nathalie Gysi, Executive Director, Green Cross Switzerland.

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