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Where are the Worlds Most Polluted Cities?

By Adrienne Gale on | From theadriennegaleexperience.blogspot.com

With all the pollution in this country, I wanted to know and make sure that I am far away from that part of the world. But first I needed to know where they are. Well, wahla here it is.

Many countries in the world are now facing the pollution problems. Air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution and other pollution problems have made people from all over the world suffer from many diseases such as cholera, lung, skin diseases and so on. With industrialization, wars, overpopulation, poverty and other disasters, the pollution situation becomes a more serious concern of every country. Let’s see some of the most polluted cities in the world through several photos below:

Maputo – Mozambique

Maputo is the capital and the largest city in Mozambique. It has been suffered from the lack of sanitation processes. Therefore, rivers and streets here are always full of garbage

Brunei Darussalam - Brunei

Population has become a big problem in Brunei Darussalam. Brunei is not only suffered from air pollution but its rivers are also filled with garbage.

Karachi – Pakistan

Karachi is considered as the business center of Pakistan. However, the city is now being suffered from air and noise pollution. Over 30 percent of people are affected by lung, skin and eye diseases.

Mexico City - Mexico

In Mexico City, the amount of nitrogen dioxide, one kind of pollutant in the air is now two to three times higher than international standards.

In Mexico City, the amount of nitrogen dioxide, one kind of pollutant in the air, is now twice to three times higher than international standards.

Mumbai - India

Mumbai is one among the most crowed and polluted cities on earth. Filthy garbage can be found everywhere in the city.

Mumbai is one of the most crowed and polluted cities on Earth. Filthy garbage can be found everywhere in the city.

Baghdad – Iraq

Baghdad is regarded as the world’s most vulnerable city because of ongoing wars. Destruction and bomb blasts are the main reasons to make the city become more and more polluted.

Dhaka – Bangladesh

Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh is now facing with the threats of water pollution. Surface water is always thick with garbage. The use of commercial pesticides is also a reason causing the pollution in the city

Lagos - Nigeria

Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria and also one among the biggest cities in Africa. The city of 12 million residents is now battling with a huge air pollution problem.

Lagos is the largest city in Nigeria and also among the biggest cities in Africa. The city of 12 million residents is now battling with a huge air pollution problem.

Moscow – Russia

The huge level of air pollution in Moscow has made its residents suffer from lung diseases. Chorera is also on the rise in the city because of water pollution.

New Delhi - India

Diseases are raging everywhere in New Delhi because of water pollution. The city is also regarded as the fourth most polluted city in the world.

Ahvaz, Iran

The Iranian capital of Ahvaz is named the most polluted cities on Earth thanks to the highest annual average for outdoor air pollutants up to 372 micrograms per cubic meter. The city, which is an oil center, transportation hub, and industrial city, is home to more than 1.2 million people. Otherwise, the city is best – known for producing silk, sugar, linking roads, rails, and pipelines to ports in the Persian Gulf. The airborne particles in the air can cause asthma, heart disease and lung cancer.

372 micrograms per cubic meter

Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia

Ulaan Baatar is the capital of Mongolia, country's transport and industrial center. The city manufactures almost everything from textiles to processed foods to coal

279 micrograms per cubic meter

Sanandaj, Iran

The city of western Iran, Sanandaj, is home to manufacturing industries including carpets, cotton, woodwork, and metalware. Although the city is surrounded by picturesque hills and mountains, it is a real sea of smog and dust.

254 micrograms per cubic meter

Ludhiana, India and Quetta, Pakistan

Ludhiana is one of the richest city in all of India and Quetta is known as the "Fruit Garden of Pakistan" thanks to diverse plant and animal life. The two cities are transportation hub for railways and airport.

251 micrograms per cubic meter

Kermanshah, Iran

Kermanshah, the city located in western Iran, is best – known for oil refineries and manufacturing center and main importing/exporting gates of Iran.

229 micrograms per cubic meter

Peshawar, Pakistan

Peshawar is situated at the administrative center for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. The massive expansion has caused a boom in urban pollution.

219 micrograms per cubic meter

Gaborone, Botswana

The capital and largest city in Botswana, Gaborone, is home to one of the most rapidly growing cities in Africa. The veldt fires and dirty second-hand vehicles are main reasons for pollution in the city.