Environmental damage in Thuringia has been reduced to a large extent after 1990. The condition of forests, rivers and air was improved by modernizing factories, houses (decline of coal heating) and cars, and contaminated areas such as the former Uranium surface mines around Ronneburg have been remediated. Today's environmental problems are the salination of the Werra river, caused by discharges of K+S salt mines around Unterbreizbach and overfertilisation in agriculture, damaging the soil and small rivers. COUNT 5
QSN1 Since when has environmental damage in Thuringia been reduced? ANS1 1990 QSN2 What is one thing that helped to improve condition of forests, rivers and air? ANS2 modernizing factories QSN3 What has been done to former Uranium surface mines around Ronneburg? ANS3 Uranium surface mines around Ronneburg have been remediated QSN4 What are today's big environmental problems? ANS4 the salination of the Werra river QSN5 What is causing the salination of the Werra river? ANS5 discharges of K+S salt mines around Unterbreizbach