Introductions  BY: Khalil Watts

The Donora Smog Of 1948  Between Oct. 26 and 31, 1948, 20 people were asphyxiated and over 7,000 were hospitalized or became ill as the result of severe air pollution over Donora, Washington County, the Monongahela River town of 14,000. The investigation of this incident by state and federal health officials resulted in the first meaningful federal and state laws to control air pollution and marked the beginning of modern efforts to assess and deal with the health threats from air pollution.  The following articles offer a variety of perspectives on this important event in Pennsylvania’s environmental heritage.

The Donora Smog Of A high school student's research led to the placement of a marker dedicated Oct. 28 by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in memory of the victims of the tragic air pollution incident of 1948 in the Washington County community of Donora.

The Donora Smog Of 1948  The investigation of this incident by state and federal health officials resulted in the first meaningful federal and state laws to control air pollution and marked the beginning of modern efforts to assess and deal with the health threats from air pollution.

The Donora Smog Of 1948  To commemorate what has become known as the "Donora Smog," the Historical and Museum Commission dedicated a special historic marker in Donora Oct. 28.

The Map Of Donora

You Wanna See What You Get After a Smog. HeHeHaHa

This What You’ll Get A Smog Monster muahahaha

Video