Donora Zinc Works at Helen Bryant blog

Donora Zinc Works. In the early morning hours of october 26, 1948, a fog settled over the town of donora, pennsylvania, the home of u.s. When it was built in 1915, the donora zinc works was the largest zinc plant in the world—45 acres, with furnaces like these helping. Steel and zinc industries provided donora residents with work, but also robbed them of their health, and for some, their lives This photo shows 9 of the 10 spelter stacks of u.s. The smog that blanketed the small town of donora, pennsylvania in october 1948 caused at least 21 deaths and ultimately resulted in the passage of the clean air act of 1963. Air pollution from the donora zinc works covered the town for two days, killing 20 and hospitalizing thousands—eventually helping produce the first regulations to restrict air pollution. Local historian david lonich’s father, a crane operator in the zinc works, lost his sense of smell when a chain hit him across the face. As residents of a township that relied on two major industrial plants for their livelihood, the citizens of donora were no strangers to heavy pollution from.

In the early morning hours of october 26, 1948, a fog settled over the town of donora, pennsylvania, the home of u.s. The smog that blanketed the small town of donora, pennsylvania in october 1948 caused at least 21 deaths and ultimately resulted in the passage of the clean air act of 1963. Local historian david lonich’s father, a crane operator in the zinc works, lost his sense of smell when a chain hit him across the face. Air pollution from the donora zinc works covered the town for two days, killing 20 and hospitalizing thousands—eventually helping produce the first regulations to restrict air pollution. This photo shows 9 of the 10 spelter stacks of u.s. When it was built in 1915, the donora zinc works was the largest zinc plant in the world—45 acres, with furnaces like these helping. Steel and zinc industries provided donora residents with work, but also robbed them of their health, and for some, their lives As residents of a township that relied on two major industrial plants for their livelihood, the citizens of donora were no strangers to heavy pollution from.

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Donora Zinc Works When it was built in 1915, the donora zinc works was the largest zinc plant in the world—45 acres, with furnaces like these helping. The smog that blanketed the small town of donora, pennsylvania in october 1948 caused at least 21 deaths and ultimately resulted in the passage of the clean air act of 1963. As residents of a township that relied on two major industrial plants for their livelihood, the citizens of donora were no strangers to heavy pollution from. In the early morning hours of october 26, 1948, a fog settled over the town of donora, pennsylvania, the home of u.s. Air pollution from the donora zinc works covered the town for two days, killing 20 and hospitalizing thousands—eventually helping produce the first regulations to restrict air pollution. Local historian david lonich’s father, a crane operator in the zinc works, lost his sense of smell when a chain hit him across the face. This photo shows 9 of the 10 spelter stacks of u.s. Steel and zinc industries provided donora residents with work, but also robbed them of their health, and for some, their lives When it was built in 1915, the donora zinc works was the largest zinc plant in the world—45 acres, with furnaces like these helping.