Donora Death Fog: Clean Air and the Tragedy of a Pennsylvania Mill Town - Paperback
by Andy McPhee
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pittsburgh PressISBN-13:9780822966715ISBN-10:822966719UPC:9780822966715Book Category:Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Environmental Science, United States, Life SciencesBook Topic:20th Century, EcologySize:9.13 x 5.98 x 1.02 inchesWeight:1.0119Product ID:SCPDGYQSV8
Donora Death Fog: Clean Air and the Tragedy of a Pennsylvania Mill Town
With a foreword by Jennifer Richmond-Bryant In October 1948, a seemingly average fog descended on the tiny mill town of Donora, Pennsylvania. With a population of fewer than fifteen thousand, the town's main industry was steel and zinc mills--mills that continually emitted pollutants into the air. The six-day smog event left twenty-one people dead and thousands sick. Even after the fog lifted,...
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pittsburgh PressISBN-13:9780822966715ISBN-10:822966719UPC:9780822966715Book Category:Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Environmental Science, United States, Life SciencesBook Topic:20th Century, EcologySize:9.13 x 5.98 x 1.02 inchesWeight:1.0119Product ID:SCPDGYQSV8
Andy McPhee is the author of three books for young adults and the author or editor of more than 750 health and life sciences articles. Over his career, he worked as a registered nurse for twenty-five years before transitioning to publishing, most recently at F. A. Davis, a nursing and allied healthcare educational publisher. He lives in Doylestown, PA.
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
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