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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...