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The 15 most toxic places to live

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The 15 most toxic places to live

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Vapi, India
CREDIT: Greenpeace/Shailendra Yashwant
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Posted By Bullied - Thu, Oct 22 2009 at 7:10 PM EST

Alberta Oil Sands?

I have a hard time believing that the Oil sands of northern Alberta, Canada aren't on this list. As a Canadian I am ashamed of our complacency on this issue.

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Vapi, India

Sitting at the southern end of a 400-kilometer-long belt of industrial estates, the town of Vapi is a dumping place for chemicals of every kind. Levels of mercury in the groundwater are 96 times higher than safety levels, and heavy metals are present in the air and the local produce. 
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