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Dirtiest Cities In Africa,southwest Disappoints by Nobody: 9:13pm On Mar 31, 2017 |
WHO report about air quality which examined PM 2.5 (fine particulate pollution) and PM 10 (coarse pollution particles) levels in 3000 cities across the globe, found that five Nigerian cities have been included in the top ten polluted cities in Africa. The report which says that 80% of city dwellers are breathing in bad air and are at a risk of life-threatening diseases like lung cancer, added that the air pollution is rising at an alarming rate in urban areas of poor countries. While the report places Onitsha in Nigeria as the most polluted city and Sinclair in US as the least polluted, here are the 39 most polluted cities in Africa. 39. Midlands – Mauritius 38. Port Louis – Mauritius 37. Middleburg – South Africa 36. Witbank – South Africa 35. Nairobi – Kenya 34. Ermelo – South Africa 33. Morogoro Unit. – Rep. of Tanzania 32. Bramsthan, Flacq – Mauritius 31. Waterberg – South Africa 30. Diepkloof – South Africa 29. Sebokeng – South Africa 28. Orlu – Nigeria 27. Sanniquellie (rural) – Liberia 26. Sekunda – South Africa 25. Zamdela – South Africa 24. Nnewi – Nigeria 23. Vereeniging – South Africa 22. Antanarivo – Madagascar 21. Mpumalanga – South Africa 20. Tshwane [Pretoria] – South Africa 19. Yaoudé – Cameroon 18. Buchanan (rural) – Liberia 17. Afikpo – Nigeria 16. Johannesburg – South Africa 15. Abakaliki – Nigeria 14. Ile-Ife – Nigeria 13. Bafoussam – Cameroon 12. Enugu – Nigeria 11. Nsukka – Nigeria 10. Hartebeespoort – South Africa 9. Beau Bassin/Rose Hill, Coromandel – Mauritius 8. Bamenda – Cameroon 7. Dakar – Senegal 6. Owerri – Nigeria 5. Kampala – Uganda 4. Umuahia – Nigeria 3. Aba – Nigeria 2. Kaduna – Nigeria 1. Onitsha – Nigeria http://omgvoice.com/news/pulluted-african-cities-2016 |
Re: Dirtiest Cities In Africa,southwest Disappoints by ADAMUdaCOWBOY: 9:27pm On Mar 31, 2017 |
Most polluted not dirtiest cities please. |
Re: Dirtiest Cities In Africa,southwest Disappoints by MJBOLT: 9:28pm On Mar 31, 2017 |
onitsha, aba and owerri top the list..…Igbos won't like this |
Re: Dirtiest Cities In Africa,southwest Disappoints by Nobody: 5:29pm On Apr 02, 2017 |
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