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1948 Donora Smog PA9 Print E-mail
Major federal clean air laws became a legacy of this environmental disaster that focused national attention on air pollution. In late October of 1948, a heavy fog blanketed this valley, and as the days passed, the fog became a thick, acrid smog that left about 20 people dead and thousands ill. Not until October 31 did the Donora Zinc Works shut down its furnaces--just hours before rain finally dispersed the smog.
Ave. (Pa. 837) at Fifth St.., Meldon. Washington County Pennsylvania.
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