presentation 10th most polluted city in the world
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10th Most Polluted City in the World
Kabwe,Zambia
Zambia General Knowledge
Zambia
Zambia General Knowledge
Independence: 24 Oct 1964
Official language: English
First president: Kenneth Kuanda
Motto: “One Zambia, One Nation”
Broken Hill “Kabwe”
Founded in 1902
Kabwe = Ore
Formerly name Broken Hill
Africa’s largest and richest lead mines.
Closed in 1994
Legacy of pollution
Type of pollutant: Lead and
cadmium Source of pollution:
Lead mining and processing
Legacy of pollutionNumber of people potentially affected: 255,000
Zambia’s child poisoning tragedy
Zambia’s child poisoning tragedy
Clean-up Project
US$15 million used for the project