• cheese_greater@lemmy.worldOP
      24·
      2 days ago

      Score!!!

      Edit: noooo, its international and then alphabetical rather than heirearchically by filthiness

      Its all for nought

      • Denjin@feddit.uk
        71·
        2 days ago

        There’s no absolute measure for “pollutedness”. How do you compare something filled with plastic waste, something filled with human feces, something contaminated with industrial run off including PFAS?

        • cheese_greater@lemmy.worldOP
          16·
          2 days ago

          Im sure its still subjectively and relatively consistenlty able to be ranked by the involunteer. Like if you had to be forced to choose which one you were to be sanctified by, im sure youd rank them real quixj before providing your final wrestling place

  • 11111one11111@lemmy.world
    5·
    1 day ago

    Cuz errybody loves helping people too lazy to help themselves.

    In case the whole internet is down like the Indian version of Google apparently is:

    1. Citarum River – Indonesia
    Length: 300 km
• Main Pollutants: Mercury, cadmium, lead, textile dyes
• Source: Over 2,000 unregulated textile factories in West Java
• Affected Areas: Bandung, Bekasi, Karawang
• Impact: High mercury levels detected in schoolchildren; rice paddies yield stunted, contaminated crops
• Historical Note: Once a sacred agricultural artery in Sundanese culture
• Notable Fact: Over 20 million people rely on this river for water—most boil or import bottled alternatives
Update 2025: The Citarum Harum initiative removed 3,200 tons of surface waste last year, but illegal discharges remain unchecked due to limited enforcement.
    1. Ganges River – India
    Length: 2,525 km
• Main Pollutants: Raw sewage, plastic debris, chemical effluents
• Source: Urban and rural runoff from 500+ million residents
• Affected Areas: Varanasi, Patna, Kanpur, Kolkata
• Impact: Cholera and hepatitis outbreaks are endemic; religious rituals continue in waters deemed “unsafe for bathing” by the CPCB
• Historical Note: Central to Hinduism, life, death, and pilgrimage
• Notable Fact: Cremation ashes and industrial dye waste co-mingle in sacred bathing ghats
Update 2025: Namami Gange Phase II launched with AI-monitored sewage control in 50 cities—but only 9 plants are fully operational.
    1. Yamuna River – India
    Length: 1,376 km
• Main Pollutants: Surfactants, heavy metals, nitrogen-rich waste
• Source: Urban sprawl and underperforming sewage plants in Delhi
• Affected Areas: Delhi, Agra, Mathura
• Impact: Toxic foam disrupts Chhath Puja and immersions; Delhi’s drinking water depends on heavily chlorinated Yamuna intakes
• Historical Note: Sacred in Hindu mythology, linked to Lord Krishna
• Notable Fact: Experts estimate over 90% of Yamuna’s pollution is from untreated domestic sewage
Update 2025: The Delhi Jal Board announced ₹1,200 crore in foam-control measures, but riverbank encroachment complicates clean-up.

    Methodology: How We Ranked the Most Polluted Rivers in 2025

    This list was compiled using reports from:

    -UNEP, WWF, World Bank

-National environmental protection agencies

-Peer-reviewed studies from journals like Environmental Pollution and Water Research

    Key Factors Considered:

    -Levels of chemical & biological pollutants 35%

    -Impact on local communities and health 25%

    -Plastic waste density (kg/km²) 15%

    -Loss of biodiversity 15%

    -Clean-up efforts and reversibility 10%