29 Most Toxic Places On Earth

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Kolkata, India

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Kolkata, also known as Calcutta or Kalikata, the capital of West Bengal, faces many environmental issues that are severely affecting its environment and its inhabitants’ health. Excessive waste, air pollution, and water pollution are prevalent in the populous city. Tanneries pump untreated sewage water containing toxic chemicals, such as chromium, into canals and ditches and discharge the waste into the Hooghly River. In 2003, the Federation of Consumer Associations (FCA) reported that 87% of reservoirs that supply water to residents were contaminated with human feces. The study also showed that water samples collected from hospitals, as well as deep wells and hand pumps, were also polluted with human excrement.

In 2009, Kolkata’s atmospheric suspended particulate matter was 511, making it the most polluted metropolitan in India, and 70% of the city’s residents suffered from respiratory diseases, from asthma to lung cancer. In 2010, Kolkata was reported to have the highest number of lung cancer cases in India, and The Telegraph dubbed the polluted city “The Lung Cancer Capital of India.