The 1948 Donora smog killed 20 people and caused respiratory problems for 6,000 of the 14,000 people living in Donora, Pennsylvania,[2] a mill town on the Monongahela River 24 miles (39 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. The event is commemorated by the Donora Smog Museum.
Sixty years later, the incident was described by The New York Times as "one of the worst air pollution disasters in the nation's history."[3] Even 10 years after the incident, mortality rates in Donora were significantly higher than those in other communities nearby.[4]
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^John Bachmann, David Calkins, Margo Oge. “Cleaning the Air We Breathe: A Half Century of Progress.” EPA Alumni Association. September 2017. Page 9.
^Hamill, Sean D. (November 1, 2008). "Unveiling a Museum, a Pennsylvania Town Remembers the Smog That Killed 20". The New York Times. Retrieved November 2, 2008.
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