Donora smog
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first heard Feb 2025
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Industrial smog disaster causing illness and deaths in 1948
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentMr. BallinMrBallen’s Medical Mysteries · Ep. 73 | Darkness in Donora · 29:29 · Feb 2025
…The so-called fog that blanketed Donora that week was not actually normal Donora fog. It was smog from Donora's many industrial mills. These mills manufactured steel, zinc, and sulfuric acid, and as part of that process, they pumped dangerous chemical byproducts directly into the air. Normally, the smog would float up towards the sky and dissipate quickly.…
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