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  • A young Indian boy near the Dhapa landfill, the destination for much of Kolkata's solid waste over the past 30 years. It is estimated that only 10 percent of Kolkata's waste is recycled, contributing to the growing problem of waste that is sitting just a couple of kilometres from the city's downtown area. India. November, 2013
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  • A woman stands on top of the Dhapa landfill, the destination for much of Kolkata's solid waste over the past 30 years. It is estimated that only 10 percent of Kolkata's waste is recycled, contributing to the growing problem of waste that is sitting just a couple of kilometers from the city's downtown area. India. November, 2013
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  • Women stand on top of the Dhapa landfill, the destination for much of Kolkata's solid waste over the past 30 years. It is estimated that only 10 percent of Kolkata's waste is recycled, contributing to the growing problem of waste that is sitting just a couple of kilometers from the city's downtown area. India. November, 2013
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  • Waste water empties into a drainage channel in a slum community in central Jakarta.<br />
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  • The Dhapa landfill which receives most of Kolkata's solid domestic waste.<br />
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  • Piles of used electronics in a village near Kolkata whose residents recycle E-Waste.<br />
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  • Pollution in a small village near Kolkata whose residents recycle E-Waste.<br />
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  • A man sorts through E-Waste in a used electronics market in central Kolkata.<br />
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  • A woman sorts through electronics waste in the small village of Sangrampur, located near the city of Kolkata, India. November, 2013
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  • Three boys stand near e-waste discarded at the side of a small pond in Sangrampur. As electronic waste is broken down, harmful elements such as mercury, lead and arsenic leach into the soil and water, resulting in the long-term poisoning of local resources. India. November, 2013
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  • Villagers sort through electronics waste in the small village of Sangrampur, located near the city of Kolkata, India. November, 2013
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  • Children in Sangrampur work with their parents to dismantle and handle the growing piles of waste. Kolkata, India. November, 2013
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  • An electronics waste recycler handles circuit boards which have been partially dismantled. Lead, mercury, arsenic and other toxic elements are released when these electronics are broken down.  India. November, 2013
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  • In the village of Sangrampur, a yboy dismantles electronic waste, collected for recycling and reselling in nearby Kolkata, India. November, 2013
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  • Women and children sift through piles of used electronics in a village near Kolkata.<br />
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  • A man carries circuit boards through a small village near Kolkata.<br />
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  • A man sifts through piles of used electronics in a small village near Kolkata.<br />
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  • A child carries circuit boards in a small village near Kolkata.<br />
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  • Women and children sift through used electronics in a small village near Kolkata.<br />
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  • A cow grazes in littered field on the side of a highway in east Kolkata. The cow is seen as a holy and revered animal in Indian culture. However even cows are not safe from increasing pollution, especially in urban areas. India. November, 2013
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  • On the outskirts of Kolkata, piles of leather trimmings lie next to a road. The small pieces are burnt, dried and then sold for use as fertilizer or as food for farm animals. Burning of the leather produces harmful gases that are released into the air. Workers often have little to no protection.  India. November, 2013
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  • On the outskirts of Kolkata, men carry baskets of leather trimmings to a large cauldron for burning. The small pieces are burnt, dried and then sold for use as fertilizer or as food for farm animals. Burning of the leather produces harmful gases that are released into the air. Workers often have little to no protection. India. November, 2013
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  • CHINA. Hubei Province. Wuhan. Worshipers inside of a temple. Wuhan (population 4.3 million) is a sprawling city that sits on both sides of the Yangtze River. 2008
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  • A worker's hand grabs the edge of a sewer drain in central Kolkata. The city's sewerage infrastructure is struggling to cope with an increasing population and subsequent usage demand. India. November, 2013
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  • A man looks up from a sewer drain in central Kolkata. The city's sewerage infrastructure is struggling to cope with an increasing population and subsequent usage demand. India. November, 2013
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  • A man sorts different types of plastic goods at an informal recycling center located in the Topsia Road district of eastern Kolkata. India. November, 2013
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  • On the outskirts of Kolkata, men carry baskets of leather trimmings to a large cauldron for burning. The small pieces are burnt, dried and then sold for use as fertilizer or as food for farm animals. Burning of the leather produces harmful gases that are released into the air. Workers often have little to no protection.  India. November, 2013
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  • On the outskirts of Kolkata, men carry baskets of leather trimmings to a large cauldron for burning. The small pieces are burnt, dried and then sold for use as fertilizer or as food for farm animals. Burning of the leather produces harmful gases that are released into the air. Workers often have little to no protection. India. November, 2013
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  • A man pushes his bike across a bridge on the banks of the Ganges River in Kolkata.<br />
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  • CHINA. Hubei Province. Wuhan. Worshipers inside of a temple. Wuhan (population 4.3 million) is a sprawling city that sits on both sides of the Yangtze River. 2008.
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  • In the village of Sangrampur, a young girl carries electronic waste, which she will deliver to her family nearby who recycle e-waste as a source of income. Kolkata, India. November, 2013
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  • In the village of Sangrampur, a young girl stands amongst electronic waste, collected for recycling and reselling in nearby Kolkata, India. November, 2013
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  • In the village of Sangrampur, a young girl stands amongst electronic waste, collected for recycling and reselling in nearby Kolkata, India. November, 2013
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  • Villagers stand among piles of e-waste in the village of Sangrampur, located south of Kolkata in northeast India. Globally, an estimated 50 million tons of e-waste are produced annually, and much of it ends up in countries like India. November, 2013
    India-E-Waste-13-28-410.JPG
  • A man holds recycled electronics in his hands in the village of Sangrampur, located south of Kolkata in northeast India. Globally, an estimated 50 million tons of e-waste are produced annually, and much of it ends up in countries like India. November, 2013
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  • A young Indian girl in the village of Sangrampur which collects e-Waste from nearby Kolkata, India. November, 2013
    India-E-Waste-13-28-483.JPG
  • A child walks past a pile of discarded computer monitors in the village of Sangrampur, south of Kolkata. The village's main activity is the breakdown and recycling of many different types of e-waste. India. November, 2013
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  • A young girl walks barefoot over e-waste, which her family is breaking down to recycle in the village of Sangrampur, near Kolkata. India. November, 2013
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  • In the village of Sangrampur, a woman sorts e-waste as her child stands nearby, collected for recycling and reselling in nearby Kolkata, India. November, 2013
    India-E-Waste-13-28-471.JPG
  • A young boy sits in a small store in the village of Sangrampur which collects e-Waste from nearby Kolkata, India. November, 2013
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  • Children play barefoot near discarded piles of e-waste in the village of Sangrampur near Kolkata, India. November, 2013
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  • Secondhand electronics dealers collect old computer monitors in the Chandni Chowk market in central Kolkata. India. November, 2013
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  • Secondhand electronics dealers collect old computer monitors in the Chandni Chowk market in central Kolkata. India. November, 2013
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  • In the village of Sangrampur, a young girl carries a circuit board, which she will deliver to her family nearby who recycle e-waste as a source of income. Kolkata, India. November, 2013
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  • A boy working in a store in the Chandni Chowk electronics market in Kolkata, India. November, 2013
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  • A man checks his cellphone in the Chandni Chowk electronics market in Kolkata, India. November, 2013
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  • A recycling worker prepares to use a hammer to break down electronics in a market in central Kolkata, India. November, 2013
    India-E-Waste-13-28-148.JPG
  • A worker at the Chandni Chowk secondhand electronics market carries a computer monitor, which will later be broken down and recycled. Kolkata, India. November, 2013
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  • Secondhand electronics dealers begin the breakdown process in the Chandi Chowk electronics market district in Kolkata, India. November, 2013
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  • A worker at the Chandni Chowk secondhand electronics market carries a computer monitor, which will later be broken down and recycled. Kolkata, India. November, 2013
    India-E-Waste-13-28-072.JPG
  • In the village of Sangrampur, a young boy carries an old computer monitor, which he will deliver to villagers nearby who recycle e-waste as a source of income. Kolkata, India. November, 2013
    India-E-Waste-13-28-458.JPG
  • A young boy uses a brick to break down materials in the Chandni Chowk electronics market in Kolkata, India. November, 2013
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  • A boy sits outside his family's store in the Chandni Chowk electronics market in Kolkata, India. November, 2013
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  • A man sits in his store in the Chandni Chowk electronics market in Kolkata, India. November, 2013
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  • A man sits in his store in the Chandni Chowk electronics market in Kolkata, India. November, 2013
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  • A worker's foot in an electronics recycling market in central Kolkata, India. November, 2013
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  • A man collects and sorts through small pieces of metal in the Chandni Chowk electronics market in central Kolkata. India. November, 2013
    India-E-Waste-13-28-057.JPG
  • A man collects and sorts through small pieces of metal in the Chandni Chowk electronics market in central Kolkata. India. November, 2013
    India-E-Waste-13-28-053.JPG
  • A man sits in his store in the Chandni Chowk electronics market in Kolkata, India. November, 2013
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  • A young boy stands outside his family's store in the Chandhi Chowk electronics market in Kolkata, India. November, 2013
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  • People sift through used electronics in a village near Kolkata which recycle e-waste.<br />
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  • Battery chargers in a bag in a small near Kolkata whose residents recycle E-Waste.<br />
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  • A man holds used transistors in a village near Kolkata whose residents recycle E-Waste.<br />
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  • Small circuit boards in a bag in a village near Kolkata whose residents recycle E-Waste.<br />
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  • Workers recycling E-Waste in the Chandni Chowk electronics market in Kolkata.<br />
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  • A man sorts through used electronics in a small village near Kolkata.<br />
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  • Women and children sift through used electronics in a village near Kolkata.<br />
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  • A teenager works in workshop in the Chandni Chowk electronics market in Kolkata.<br />
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  • A recycling worker uses a hammer to break down electronics in a market in central Kolkata, India. November, 2013
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  • An aerial view of a dumpsite at the northern end of Fongafale island. Waste management is a problem for an island nation such as Tuvalu that's located in a remote corner of the pacific Ocean. At the moment, solid waste is collected in this one location however it lies just metres away from the central lagoon and ocean threatening the local ecosystem. Funafuti, Tuvalu. March, 2019.
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  • A dumpsite at the northern end of Fongafale island. Waste management is a problem for an island nation such as Tuvalu that's located in a remote corner of the pacific Ocean. At the moment, solid waste is collected in this one location however it lies just metres away from the central lagoon and ocean threatening the local ecosystem. Funafuti, Tuvalu. March, 2019.
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  • A worker stands in the chromium fields of Kanpur, an area next to the Ganges River that receives waste from nearby tannery factories. The city is notorious for having some of the country's worst pollution which is created by the local leathery tannery industry. Waste water laced with toxins, such as chromium, is discharged in local waterways and agricultural land which is used many residents who live in the nearby area. An array of health problems now afflict locals who have worked in the tanneries, or use the local water. Health effects have included cancers, mental health problems, child development issues and skin diseases.
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  • Waste water from tanneries is channeled onto nearby farmland in the Indian city of Kanpur. The city is notorious for having some of the country's worst water pollution which is created by the local leathery tannery industry. Waste water laced with toxins, such as chromium, is discharged in local waterways and agricultural land which is used many residents who live in the nearby area. An array of health problems now afflict locals who have worked in the tanneries, or use the local water. Health effects have included cancers, mental health problems, child development issues and skin diseases.
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  • Waste water from tanneries is channeled onto nearby farmland in the Indian city of Kanpur. The city is notorious for having some of the country's worst water pollution which is created by the local leathery tannery industry. Waste water laced with toxins, such as chromium, is discharged in local waterways and agricultural land which is used many residents who live in the nearby area. An array of health problems now afflict locals who have worked in the tanneries, or use the local water. Health effects have included cancers, mental health problems, child development issues and skin diseases.
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  • A man carries pieces of chromium at a waste dumping ground on the outskirts of Kanpur. The city is notorious for having some of the country's worst water pollution which is created by the local leathery tannery industry. Waste water laced with toxic chemicals, such as chromium, is discharged in local waterways and agricultural land which is used many residents who live in the nearby area. An array of health problems now afflict locals who use the water including cancers, mental health problems, child development issues and skin diseases.
    India-Kanpur-Leather-Pollution-13-29...JPG
  • A worker stands in the chromium fields of Kanpur, an area next to the Ganges River that receives waste from nearby tannery factories. The city is notorious for having some of the country's worst pollution which is created by the local leathery tannery industry. Waste water laced with toxins, such as chromium, is discharged in local waterways and agricultural land which is used many residents who live in the nearby area. An array of health problems now afflict locals who have worked in the tanneries, or use the local water. Health effects have included cancers, mental health problems, child development issues and skin diseases.
    India-Kanpur-Leather-Pollution-13-29...JPG
  • A man works in the chromium fields of Kanpur, an area that receives waste from nearby tannery factories. The city is notorious for having some of the country's worst pollution which is created by the local leathery tannery industry. Waste water laced with toxins, such as chromium, is discharged in local waterways and agricultural land which is used many residents who live in the nearby area. An array of health problems now afflict locals who have worked in the tanneries, or use the local water. Health effects have included cancers, mental health problems, child development issues and skin diseases.
    India-Kanpur-Leather-Pollution-13-29...JPG
  • An aerial view of a dumpsite at the northern end of Fongafale island. Waste management is a problem for an island nation such as Tuvalu that's located in a remote corner of the pacific Ocean. At the moment, solid waste is collected in this one location however it lies just metres away from the central lagoon and ocean threatening the local ecosystem. Funafuti, Tuvalu. March, 2019.
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  • A worker stands in the chromium fields of Kanpur, an area next to the Ganges River that receives waste from nearby tannery factories. The city is notorious for having some of the country's worst pollution which is created by the local leathery tannery industry. Waste water laced with toxins, such as chromium, is discharged in local waterways and agricultural land which is used many residents who live in the nearby area. An array of health problems now afflict locals who have worked in the tanneries, or use the local water. Health effects have included cancers, mental health problems, child development issues and skin diseases.
    India-Kanpur-Leather-Pollution-13-29...JPG
  • An aerial view of a dumpsite at the northern end of Fongafale island. Waste management is a problem for an island nation such as Tuvalu that's located in a remote corner of the pacific Ocean. At the moment, solid waste is collected in this one location however it lies just metres away from the central lagoon and ocean threatening the local ecosystem. Funafuti, Tuvalu. March, 2019.
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  • A truck and motorbikes pass through a dumpsite at the northern end of Fongafale island. Waste management is a problem for an island nation such as Tuvalu that's located in a remote corner of the pacific Ocean. At the moment, solid waste is collected in this one location however it lies just metres away from the central lagoon and ocean threatening the local ecosystem. Funafuti, Tuvalu. March, 2019.
    Tuvalu-19-05-001.JPG
  • Untreated waste water from tanneries is pumped directly into local sewers the Indian city of Kanpur. The city is notorious for having some of the country's worst water pollution which is created by the local leathery tannery industry. Waste water laced with toxins, such as chromium, is discharged in local waterways and agricultural land which is used many residents who live in the nearby area.
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  • Waste water from tanneries is channeled onto nearby farmland in the Indian city of Kanpur.
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  • Children run through the shallows of the Ganges River. Waste water in the foreground from nearby tanneries has contributed to the severe degradation of local water resources near the city of Kanpur. The city is notorious for having some of the country's worst water pollution which is created by the local leathery tannery industry.
    India-Kanpur-Leather-Pollution-13-29...JPG
  • A young woman jumps over a waste water channel from a nearby leather-producing tannery. The water is laced with toxins from the leather treatment process and is discarded directly into water channels that run through the city.
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  • Waste water from tanneries is channeled onto nearby farmland in the Indian city of Kanpur. The city is notorious for having some of the country's worst water pollution which is created by the local leathery tannery industry.
    India-Kanpur-Leather-Pollution-13-29...JPG
  • A child works in a brick factory, in the Malancha district of eastern Kolkata. As their parents work nearby, children often play in the area, exposing them to harmful materials and waste produced in the industrial process. India. November, 2013
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  • Two children in the grounds of a brick factory, in the Malancha district of eastern Kolkata. As their parents work nearby, children often play in the area, exposing them to harmful materials and waste produced in the industrial process. India. November, 2013
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  • A man stands in the Ganges River at sunset near the Howrah bridge in Kolkata. Upon entering the city, the river is saturated with a mix of domestic and industrial waste that has accumulated as it has passed through numerous states in northern India, making it one of the most polluted rivers in the world. India. November, 2013
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  • Two men wash in the Ganges River near near the Howrah bridge in Kolkata. Upon entering the city, the river is saturated with a mix of domestic and industrial waste that has accumulated as it has passed through numerous states in northern India, making it one of the most polluted rivers in the world. India. November, 2013
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  • Seen from above, it's easy to see why the Southwest Pacific country of Tuvalu has been identified as one of the world's most vulnerable nations to climate change. The country is made up of a collection of small islands and coral atolls, totalling only 27 square kilometres, scattered over 500,000 square kilometres of ocean. The highest point throughout the country is only 5 metres above sea level, resulting in special vulnerability to sea level rise. According to the Tuvaluan government, "since 1993, sea level near Tuvalu has risen about 5mm per year; this is larger than the global average." Other challenges face the country including drought, ocean acidification and waste problems.
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  • A tannery worker throws treated leather hides into a pile after coming out of a dyeing container. Workers often labor with little to no protection, even though the water used to treat the hides contains dangerous toxins and chemicals. The waste water runs into local sewers, which enter the nearby Ganges River.
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  • A young boy paddles along the Ganges River near to tannery waste water, mixed with domestic trash, being discharged directly into the the river.
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  • Waste water from tanneries is channeled onto nearby farmland in the Indian city of Kanpur. The city is notorious for having some of the country's worst water pollution which is created by the local leathery tannery industry.
    India-Kanpur-Leather-Pollution-13-29...JPG
  • Children work in a brick factory, in the Malancha district of eastern Kolkata. As their parents work nearby, children often play in the area, exposing them to harmful materials and waste produced in the industrial process. India. November, 2013
    India-Kolkata-Choke-Point-13-28-660.JPG
  • A man washes in the Ganges River near near the Howrah bridge in Kolkata. Upon entering the city, the river is saturated with a mix of domestic and industrial waste that has accumulated as it has passed through numerous states in northern India, making it one of the most polluted rivers in the world. India. November, 2013
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  • Severe pollution in a waterway in the Tibetan town of Donda, in China's western Qinghai Province. Little education is given to the locals about how to dispose of waste. Failure by the authorities to collect refuse has led to the contamination of many urban water resources.
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  • A man stands on garbage that covers the surface of a lake in central Jakarta. Pollution is so severe that many of the city's waterways regularly become blocked by the level of waste.
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  • A young boy cycles down a road near to a heavily polluted river in central Jakarta. All of the city's waterways suffer from severe water pollution as refuse and human waste is readily disposed off into the urban area's rivers and streams.
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  • Waste water from tanneries is channeled onto nearby farmland in the Indian city of Kanpur.
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