Are the ten pollution problems on Blacksmith Institutes Worlds Worst list really the worlds worst?
The “Top Ten World’s Worst Pollution Problems” is a non-ranked set of global issues, which – in the overall judgment of a panel of expert advisors – represent ongoing activities and conditions that pose the greatest threat to human health. This judgment requires a balance between problems with widespread but moderate contamination levels, and problems that are smaller but much more toxic. There can always be debate about such judgments, but there is no denying that each of the Top Ten Worst Pollution Problems represents a worldwide threat to human health and development.