SUMGAYIT ONE OF THE MOST POLLUTED CITIES OF THE WORLD
Today.Az
06 June 2007 [12:00]
Blacksmith Institute non-commercial scientific research made a list
of the most polluted industrial centers of the planet.
The city of Chernobyl, Ukraine leads the list. The city of Dzerjinsk,
Russia (Nijegorod province) comes the second.
It is followed by Haina (Dominican Republic), Kabwe (Zambia), La-Oroya
(Peru), Linfen (China) and Mailuu-Suu (Kyrgyzstan). Norilsk and
Rudnaya Pristan (Russia) and several cities of CIS countries are in
the top ten.
Komi and Magnitogorsk cities of Russia, Garachay island in Chelyabinsk
province, Kola peninsula and Volgograd were announced ecologically
dangerous cities.
The proximity of poisoned zones to big settlements was the main factor
during choosing. The main source of pollution is connected with the
production of heavy metals.
The list includes 35 industrial centers of the world. One of the
industrial centers of Azerbaijan, Sumgayit is also in this list.