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Donora

Town in Washington County, southwest Pennsylvania; population (1990) 5,900. It is situated on the Monongahela River, 32 km/20 mi south-southwest of Pittsburgh. Founded in 1900, Donora produces wire, steel, and appliances; there is also some agriculture. It is the birthplace of baseball great Stan Musial. On 30-31 October 1948, Donora was covered by a poisonous smog that killed 20 people and made an additional 5,000 ill.
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These historic exposure episodes occurred in the Meuse Valley (Belgium) in 1930, in Donora, Pennsylvania (USA), in 1948, and in London in 1952.
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