The Most Toxic Places To Live MNN | Apartment Therapy Re-Nest

We balk if there's a little visible pollution in our beautiful Texas skyline, or bottles floating in the lake—but we can't imagine living in one of the most toxic places on the planet. Jump below for the Mother Nature Network's list of the most polluted places on earth, and find out what you can do to help...

Browse through this slideshow at the Mother Nature Network of places around the world where severe pollution has wreaked havoc. Deforestation, nuclear radiation, overwhelming piles of trash... It's disheartening. But at the same time, it's a call to action to make sure that people (and plants and animals) don't have to live in these conditions.

Here are a few links to organizations that offer aid people to in the places where pollution has had a negative effect on daily life. Be sure to leave more in the comments:

• Charity : Water
• Clean Water Action
• Group Against Smog and Pollution

Also, this is a great reminder to continue recycling, living lightly on the earth, and making sure you purchase sustainable goods—that way, your contribution to these pollution problems will be nonexistent!

(Image: Flickr member A6u571N, licensed under Creative Commons.)

The picture of the kids swimming in the river in India it heartbreaking.

It’s ashamed that there is even one site listed in the US.

I wonder about the air quality here (West Texas) given the local petroleum industry.

posted by sciteach on November 3rd 2009 at 10:16pm
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The island of trash twice the size of Texas is mind-blowing.

posted by sbradford on November 4th 2009 at 1:54pm
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