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23 Jun 2010

Author:
Sofia News Agency

Bulgaria's Sofia, Plovdiv suffer worst air pollution in Europe

Bulgaria is experiencing excessive and permanent air pollution across its territory, with the amount of dust in the air exceeding all environmental standards, a survey by the Italian Statistics Institute shows. The capital, Sofia, and the second-largest city of Plovdiv are the urban areas worst affected...Plovdiv...tops the ranking of the thirty European most polluted cities...The principal sources of pollution are: energy; industry...