Millions suffering in deadly pollution ‘sacrifice zones’, warns UN expert

Businesses blamed for rise of toxic hotspots hitting poor communities hardest

A UN expert has warned of the creation of pollution sacrifice zones" across the world, where tens of millions of people are suffering strokes, cancers, respiratory problems and heart disease as a result of toxic contamination of the environment.

There are sacrifice zones all over the world, in every region: in the north, in the south, in the east, in the west, in rich countries, in poor countries," David Boyd told the Guardian.