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Here’s the list of dirtiest rivers in the world. River is a source of water for human in a specific area and could also be a source of livelihood for fishermen or also as an alternative transport. But there are lots of rivers in the world that is contaminated by human actions. Here are the top 10 dirtiest river in the world.

10. King River, Australia

King River is polluted due to mining in the around. Approximately 1.5 million tons of sulfide headed to the river in  every year since 1995 and until now has 100 million tons. From outside clearly seen that this river is not too dirty, but this river has actually contaminated with waste.

9. River Sarno, Italy

The sarno is the river that through the city of Pompeii to Naple. This river include to the polluted rivers on the continent that are mostly agricultural and industrial waste from a local.

8. Mississippi River, USA

The Mississippi River is the source of natural wealth in America. This river takes about 40% of America’s natural wealth and bring 1.5 million metric tons of nitrogen pollution to the Gulf Mexico Sea in every year.

7. Songhua River, China

Songhua River is located, and is the largest Heilong’s river in China. In 2005, the river is contaminated with chemicals in gasoline so that the river was closed as a source of water for Harbin.

6. Ganges River, India

River gangga is the most sacred river for Hindus that comes from gangotri gletser. There are about two million people who done the ritual baths in the river everyday, so the water in this river is not safe anymore because of contaminated by chemical and there are also bodies floating (corpse) in the river.

5. Marilao River, Philippines

The plastics, rubber slippers, a banana tree branch, it may be some of rubbish that you see floating in the Marilao’s river . The water in this river contains toxic chemicals such as suitcases, chromium, arsenic, which makes this a very dangerous water. Although the government has put regulatory fines for those who throw garbage in rivers, but society and the local factory still throw garbage and waste to this river.

4. Yellow River in Lanzhou, China

Yellow River is the second longest river and water source for millions of people in northern China. But the river  is now polluted because of contamination from industrial waste, whereas this river is the source for those who live in around.

3. Buriganga river, Bangladesh

The buriganga is a major river in addition to the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Many creatures died under this river.

2. Yamuna River, India

The yamuna is a very polluted river, where is 58% of garbage from New Delhi, the capital of India, dumped in this river. There are about $ 170 billion of money spent to clean up this river,t still could not clean. The Indian government is now give up to clean up this river.

1. Citarum river, Indonesia

Citarum River is located in western Java, Indonesia. The river looks like a swimming pool of garbage when but in fact the river is a source of water for agriculture and water resources for residents in the vicinity. But the river is highly polluted by caused of human and filled with garbage. In December 2008, Asian Development Bank approved loans amounting to 500 billion in rupiahs, only to clean river.

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