Some of the reservoirs of the Earth are polluted and become unusable.
We offer to your attention the top 10 most polluted rivers in the world.
Citarum river in Indonesia that flows next to the capital Jakarta and collects waste from 9 million city. The locals have forgotten that there ever were fish. To collect garbage in the river and hand over for processing — now much more profitable than fishing. While this river like a garbage can, is actually a major source of water for agriculture and water for people. The river is heavily polluted by human activity and has no aquatic life.
In December 2008, the Asian development Bank issued a loan for $500 million to remove debris from the river, but looking at the photo, you can see that it will take years to return a dead river back to life.
Yamuna river, India Yamuna river in India with a total length of 1376 km of the River is the largest tributary of the Ganges. Originates in the Himalayan mountains near the Shrine Yamunotri and flows through the territory of the Indian States Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and the capital Delhi. Besides Delhi, located on Yamuna Mathura and Agra. The city of Allahabad Yamuna flows into the Ganges, forming a sacred site for the Hindu Sangam. This is one of the most polluted rivers in the world where 58 % of garbage from the Indian capital new Delhi is dumped into the river. The government had invested funds for clean Yamuna. But no matter how they tried, it was useless.
River Buriganga, Bangladesh, the Buriganga river is flowing around Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, one of the arms connecting the Ganges with the Brahmaputra. The average depth of the river is 12 meters, the maximum depth is 28 meters. Considered one of the most polluted rivers of the planet: water from the river not only to drink, but even be used for cleaning and maintenance purposes. Although there is a legislative prohibition of the dumping of waste into rivers, the Buriganga is drained daily 1.5 million cubic meters of industrial waste. The river is considered biologically dead.
Yellow river (Yellow River), Lanzhou, China. The yellow river is the second longest river of China and is the main water supply for millions of people in Northern China. But the river, which is the main source of drinking water for the two million local residences, is heavily polluted by oil spills.
Marilao River, Philippines. Plastic wrap, rubber flip-flops and other junk you can find in the Marilao river. The waters contain toxic chemicals such as chromium, cadmium, copper and arsenic, the composition making the water very dangerous. Despite the slogans do not pollute the water and imposing fines, people still throw their garbage, and factories release their sewage into the river that leads to further pollution of the river.
Ganges river, India Ganges River stretching from the Himalayas to the Indian ocean to India and Bangladesh, for 2510 kilometers. At the moment, the Ganges river is very polluted, due to the rapid growth of India’s population, the influence of industry, lack of modern sanitation, which has a detrimental impact on the river. The result of this contamination is a lot of water diseases including cholera, hepatitis, typhoid and dysentery. About 80% of all health problems and one-third of deaths in India have over the water diseases.
The Songhua River, China. Songhua river in northeast China. Is the largest tributary of the Heilong River. In November 2005, the river was contaminated with benzene, which leads to the closure of the water supply of Harbin.
The Mississippi river, USA
Mississippi (eng. Mississippi, in the language of the Ojibwe misi-ziibi or gichi-ziibi — “big river”) — river in the USA, one of the greatest rivers in the world: the length of 3,770 kilometers. Originates in lake Itasca at an altitude of 450 meters above sea level in the National Reserve Itasca (Minnesota), flows into the Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi river is a major economic and natural resource for the United States. The river carries approximately 1.5 million metric tons of nitrogen pollution into the Gulf of Mexico every year.
The river Sarno, Italy Sarno — the flow that passes through Pompeii to the South of the city of Naples. The river is considered the most polluted river in Europe. Contaminated pool water, current in the Gulf of Naples, increase pollution of sea water.
Royal river, Australia. Royal river is the most polluted river in Australia. The river is polluted with chemical waste from the mining industry. About 1.5 million tons of sulfides into the river annually since 1995.
