Chromium | Lead | Mercury | Arsenic | Copper |
| Ranipet, Tamil Nadu | Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh | Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu | Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu | Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu |
| Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh | Bandalamottu Mines, Andhra Pradesh | Ganjam, Orissa | West Bengal | Singbhum Mines, Jharkhand |
| Vadodara, Gujarat | Vadodara, Gujarat | Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh | Ballia and other districts, UP* | Malanjkahnd, Madhya Pradesh |
| Talcher, Orissa | Korba, Chattisgarh | | | |
Data of CPCB show that Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh contribute to 80% of hazardous waste (including heavy metals) in India.
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