The Most Toxic Places on Earth: You’ll Never Believe it

2. Niger River Delta, Nigeria

Oil production has catalyzed all around world progress; but Nigeria’s Niger River Delta, it brought worse damage to the environment. Frequency oil spills destroy the livelihoods of the local population who rely on the river system. Major oil companies, including Shell and Eni, account for thousands of spills; the former often points to the latter as a culprit, shifting the blame.

Severe pollution of local health and agriculture clearly reflects the tendency of corporate responsibility to be eclipsed by profit motives.