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Almaty is one of ten most polluted cities in the world

Almaty. March 5. Kazakhstan Today - Almaty is one of ten most polluted cities in the world. The data is the result of the research of the international consulting company Mercer Human Resource Consulting, the agency reports referring to the news agency newsru. Company Mercer made the list of the most polluted cities in the world, having their data based on level of air pollution, the degree of waste recycling, quality of drinking water, presence of hospital services, medical equipment and presence of infectious diseases in 215 large cities of the world. 1. Baku, Azerbaijan. Pollution index: 27.6. High level of air pollution due to oil extraction. 2. Dacca, Bangladesh. Pollution index: 29.6. High level of water pollution. 3. Antananarivo, Madagascar. Pollution index: 30.1. 4. Port-o-Prins, Haiti. Pollution index: 34. 5. Mexico City, Mexico. Pollution index: 37.7. 6. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Pollution index: 37.9. 7. Mumbay, India. Pollution index: 38.2. 1 billion is required to restore ecology of the city. 8. Bagdad, Iraq. Pollution index: 39. Military actions in Iraq and burning of oil deposits became the reason of air pollution in the city. 9. Almaty (Alma-Ata), Kazakhstan. Pollution index: 39.1. 10. Brazzaville, Congo. Pollution index: 39.1. High degree of pollution, shortage of drinking water and water pollution of the city due to wastes. 11. N'Djamena, Chad. Pollution index: 39.7. 12. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Pollution index: 40. 13. Bangui, Central-African Republic. Pollution index: 42.1. 14. Moscow, Russia. Pollution index: 43.4. 15. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Pollution index: 43.4. 16. Bamako, Mali. Pollution index: 43.7. 17. Point-Nuar, Congo. Pollution index: 43.8. 18. Lome, Togo. Pollution index: 44.1. 19. Conakry, Guinean Republic. Pollution index: 44.2. 20. Nouakchott, Mauritania. Pollution index: 44.7. 21. Niamey, Nigeria. Pollution index: 45. About each fourth child in this city dies, not having lived till five years. 22. Luanda, Angola. An index of impurity: 45.2. 23. Maputo, Mozambique. An index of impurity: 46.3. 24. New Delhi, India. An index of impurity: 46.6. 25. Port Harcort, Nigeria. An index of impurity: 46.8. The cleanest city in the world has been recognized the Canadian Calgary. Pollution index made 131.7.


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