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These are the 10 Most Toxic Places in the World

Rank 3: Dzherzhinsk, Russia (various chemicals) with 300,000 vulnerable people in 2013.The city is an important chemical site in Russia, which, at least in the past, was connected with severe environmental impacts. Between 1930 and 1998, around 300,000 tonnes of chemical waste was simply dumped. At the time of the Cold War, the life expectancy for men and women was 42 and 47 years respectively.(Image: Serguei Bolachenko - Сайт о железной дороге, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24521240) (Image: Serguei Bolachenko) arrow back arrow forward Image Zoom
Rank 3: Dzherzhinsk, Russia (various chemicals) with 300,000 vulnerable people in 2013.
The city is an important chemical site in Russia, which, at least in the past, was connected with severe environmental impacts. Between 1930 and 1998, around 300,000 tonnes of chemical waste was simply dumped. At the time of the Cold War, the life expectancy for men and women was 42 and 47 years respectively.

(Image: Serguei Bolachenko - Сайт о железной дороге, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24521240) (Image: Serguei Bolachenko)
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