Top 10 most polluted places in the world

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Chernobyl, Ukraine 切尔诺贝利(乌克兰)

Chernobyl, Ukraine, one of the 'top 10 most polluted places in the world' by China.org.cn.

Chernobyl, Ukraine [File photo]



Pollutant: Radioactive dust including uranium, plutonium, cesium-137, strontium-90 and other metals

Population affected: Up to 10 million

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The nuclear disaster of April 1986 is still seriously affecting this region. Around 150,000 square kilometers of land was affected by the devastating accident. It is estimated that the high doses of radiation still threaten the health of more than 10 million people across Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and Moldova.

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