POST COLD WAR WORLD
INTEGRATION OF EUROPE
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Question
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shatter belt region
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black triangle
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acid rain
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emission zone
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Detailed explanation-1: -Abstract. The “Black Triangle” area (covering northern Bohemia, southern Saxony and part of lower Silesia) has been one of the most polluted areas in Central Europe. The area was named mainly because of high emissions of sulfur and dust.
Detailed explanation-2: -The region is dubbed “BLACK” because of high pollution with sulphurdioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and dust caused by human activities. The region contributes significantly to long-range transnational air pollution in Europe.
Detailed explanation-3: -The ‘Black Triangle (German Schwarzes Dreieck) is a border region shared by Germany, Poland and Czechia, long characterized by extremely high levels of pollution.
Detailed explanation-4: -What the black triangle means. All medicines are carefully monitored after they are placed on the EU market. If a medicine is labelled with the black triangle, this means that it is being monitored even more intensively than other medicines.