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Donora is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River. The population was 4,558 as of the 2020 census. [3] Donora was incorporated in 1901. It takes its name from a portmanteau of William Donner and Nora Mellon, wife of banker Andrew W. Mellon.
Der DONORA-Smog von 1948. Als Bewohner einer Gemeinde, deren Lebensunterhalt von zwei großen Industriebetrieben abhing, war den Bürgern von Donora die starke Verschmutzung durch das American Steel and Wire Werk und die Donora Zinc Works nicht fremd.
The 1948 Donora smog was the worst air pollution disaster in U.S. history. It jumpstarted the fields of environmental and public health, drew attention to the need for industrial regulation,...
3. Mai 2024 · Enter Thomas Edison. Officials at the town’s steelmaker, American Steel & Wire (AS&W), heard that inexpensive houses were being made quickly in New Jersey by Edison, the so-called “ Wizard of Menlo...
The 1948 Donora smog killed 20 people and caused respiratory problems for 6,000 of the 14,000 people living in Donora, Pennsylvania, [2] a mill town on the Monongahela River 24 miles (39 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. The event is commemorated by the Donora Smog Museum .
27. Okt. 2020 · In Donora, an industrial center where massive zinc and steel wire mills had for decades poured contaminants into the air, an unusually stubborn inversion settled in on the morning of October 27...
Donora is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, approximately 20 miles south of Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River. The population was 4,558 as of the 2020 census.Donora was incorporated in 1901. Map. Directions. Satellite. Photo Map. donoraboro.org. Wikipedia. Photo: Generic1139, CC BY-SA 3.0.
