Donora Smog of 1948

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf region
gptkbp:analyzes public health officials
gptkbp:associatedWith Zinc smelting
gptkbp:causedBy industrial pollution
gptkbp:characterizedBy thick fog
gptkbp:contributedTo Clean Air Act
gptkbp:documentedIn scientists
gptkbp:duration 5 days
gptkbp:highlights environmental health risks
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Donora Smog of 1948
gptkbp:impact local population
gptkbp:influenced air quality regulations
gptkbp:inspiration environmental movements
gptkbp:involved particulate matter
sulfur dioxide
gptkbp:isChallengedBy industry representatives
regulatory changes
environmental legislation
public outcry
local activists
scientific scrutiny
community response
epidemiologists
gptkbp:isCitedIn legal cases
gptkbp:isDescribedAs a turning point
a public health crisis
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn historical accounts
government reports
gptkbp:isEngagedIn case studies
gptkbp:isExaminedBy academic research
documentaries
journalists
environmental scientists
public health literature
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy local governance
industrial_practices
gptkbp:isLinkedTo economic impacts
respiratory diseases
long-term health effects
gptkbp:isNotedFor visibility issues
its impact on policy
its severity
gptkbp:isPortrayedBy medical professionals
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy health organizations
gptkbp:isReflectedIn public policy debates
literature
gptkbp:isUtilizedFor historical markers
gptkbp:isVisitedBy government agencies
gptkbp:ledTo health studies
increased awareness of air pollution
gptkbp:location gptkb:Donora,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:occursAnnually autumn
gptkbp:occursIn 1948
gptkbp:reportsTo newspapers
gptkbp:resultedIn 20 deaths
over 7,000 illnesses
gptkbp:type smog event
gptkbp:wasPartOf industrial_history_of_the_U.S.