Black Triangle (region)
Border region between Germany, Poland, and Czechia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Black Triangle (German: Schwarzes Dreieck) is the border region between Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, long characterized by extremely high levels of pollution. The term was coined in the 1980s.[1] For decades, industrially produced air pollutants (chiefly sulfur dioxide), water pollution, acid rain and other effects took an enormous toll on the health of local residents and the surrounding environment.[2]
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After the Revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe, the three nations acted to cut emissions. This has resulted in significant environmental improvement.