page_title: Black Triangle (region)
hierarchical_section_title: Black Triangle (region)
caption_attribution_description: English: Turów power station, view from Germany Deutsch: Kraftwerk Turów, Ansicht von Deutschland aus
context_page_description: The Black Triangle is a border region shared by Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, long characterized by extremely high levels of pollution. The term was coined in the 1980s. For decades, industrially produced air pollutants, water pollution, acid rain and other effects took an enormous toll on the health of local residents and the surrounding environment.
  After the Revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe, the three nations acted to cut emissions. This has resulted in significant environmental improvement.
context_section_description: The Black Triangle (German Schwarzes Dreieck) is a border region shared by Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, long characterized by extremely high levels of pollution.  The term was coined in the 1980s.  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.  
  After the Revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe, the three nations acted to cut emissions.  This has resulted in significant environmental improvement.
caption: The Turów thermal power station in Bogatynia, Poland
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