A recent National Geographic article named the "Ten Most Polluted Places." At number one, La Orya located somewhere deep in the belly of Peru. What is interesting is this little nugget from the second paragraph:
"A metal smelter run by the Missouri-based Doe Run Corporation has operated in the remote settlement since 1922.
Exposure to the smelter's pollution has led to dangerously high blood lead levels in nearly all of La Oroya's children, according to the New York-based institute."
Figures. Missouri is behind the most polluted place on planet Earth. Missourians have a complete disregard for the third world.
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