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Press Release
The 2007 Top Ten of Worst Polluted Places
Updated List Includes New Sites in China, India and Central Asia
NEW YORK - September 12, 2007
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Press Highlights
View Press Highlights for this year's report.
Top Ten Toxic Pollution Problems
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Artisanal Gold Mining
Mercury Pollution
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Industrial Estates
Lead Pollution
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Agricultural Production
Pesticide Pollution
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Lead Smelting
Lead Pollution
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Tannery Operations
Chromium Pollution
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Mining and Ore Processing
Mercury Pollution
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Mining and Ore Processing
Lead Pollution
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Lead-Acid Battery Recycling
Lead Pollution
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Arsenic in Groundwater
Arsenic Pollution
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Pesticide Manufacturing and Storage
Pesticide Pollution
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The Rest of the Toxic Twenty

