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Ecological disaster in Donora, Pennsylvania.

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1948 Donora smog

Major Pennsylvania air pollution incident

The 1948 Donora smog, also called the Donora death fog, was an air pollution disaster that occurred in Donora, Pennsylvania, beginning on October 27, 1948 and lasting several days. It was caused by hydrogen fluoride and sulfur dioxide emissions from U.S. Steel's Donora Zinc…
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Donora, Pennsylvania

Borough in Pennsylvania, US

Donora is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River. The population was 4,558 as of the 2020 census.
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October 28

Day of the year

October 28 is the 301st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 64 days remain until the end of the year.
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