Norilsk: Russia’s most polluted city in 2010
June 23rd, 2011 - 11:05 am ICT by IANSMoscow, June 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The city of Norilsk in the Siberian Arctic region was Russia’s most polluted city in 2010 with annual industrial emission of two million tonnes, the government said.
Norilsk topped a list of 56 industrial cities with poor environment.
The city is the headquarters of the Norilsk Nickel company, the world’s top producer of nickel and palladium and one of the leading producers of platinum and copper.
The Russian Statistics Agency said the country’s industrial cities produced a total of 19.1 million tonnes of polluting substances last year, 100,000 tons more than in 2009.
–IANS/RIA Novosti
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