Top Ten Toxic Industries
See below for the leading causes of disease and decline in quality of life due to toxic industry throughout the world.
| Rank | Industry | DALYS (disability-adjusted life year) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lead-Acid Battery Recycling | 4,800,000 |
| 2. | Lead Smelting | 2,600,000 |
| 3. | Mining and Ore Processing | 2,521,600 |
| 4. | Tannery Operations | 1,930,000 |
| 5. | Industrial/Municipal Dump Sites | 1,234,000 |
| 6. | Industrial Estates | 1,060,000 |
| 7. | Artisanal Gold Mining | 1,021,000 |
| 8. | Product Manufacturing | 786,000 |
| 9. | Chemical Manufacturing | 765,000 |
| 10. | Dye Industry | 430,000 |
NOTES: DALYs are a measurement of the burden of disease; one DALY can be thought of as one lost year of "healthy" life.
Source: the Blacksmith Institute, 2012. Web:
http://www.worstpolluted.org/ .
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