29 Most Toxic Places On Earth

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Kabwe, Zambia

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The capital of the Zambian Central Province was founded when lead and zinc deposits were discovered in the region in 1902. Today, Kabwe is an important transportation and mining center, but it is also one of the most polluted places in the world. After almost a century of mining and smelting, lead, zinc, and cadmium have permeated into the soil of hills and into the local water supply. Even though some mines and giant smelters have closed years ago, metals are still extracted by local residents and fumes left the surrounding terrain with incredibly high levels of lead. The ground is severely contaminated that nothing can be planted and grown.
Lead is a potent neurotoxin that is terribly hazardous to children, particularly infants and toddlers who accidentally swallow the metal by touching the contaminated ground and then their mouths. Lead poisoning is the cause of brain damage, paralysis, blindness, and other disabilities among generations of children. With the children’s blood showing high levels of lead and with no way to reverse lead poisoning, this health problem remains an extremely sensitive issue in Kabwe.