Chernobyl, Ukraine 切爾諾貝利（烏克蘭）

Chernobyl, Ukraine [File photo]

Pollutant: Radioactive dust including uranium, plutonium, cesium-137, strontium-90 and other metals

Population affected: Up to 10 million

Site description:

The nuclear disaster of April 1986 is still seriously affecting this region. Around 150,000 square kilometers of land was affected by the devastating accident. It is estimated that the high doses of radiation still threaten the health of more than 10 million people across Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and Moldova.