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Created: Nov 12, 2008
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Anniversary of death toll from smog
Devra Davis talk about the Donora tragedy,and the anniversary of death toll from killer smog. There was a ribbon cutting ceremony for the smog museum in Donora, and a book signing of Devra Davis's "When Smoke Ran Like Water".
A little History....
Donora killer smog
"On Oct. 26, 1948, the small steel town of Donora, Pa., was blanketed
by a thick, toxic smog. Within a week, some 20 people had died. Nothing
was done to clean up the zinc mill responsible, however, just as little
was done in 1952, when a 'killer smog' in London caused at least 2,800
deaths in one week."
— Amanda Paulson, Christian Science Monitor
"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."
— From the plaque erected by Justin Shawley in Donora, PA
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"When Smoke Ran Like Water"
Photography by:
George Mendel Photography
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