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Who Died When in Donora’s Death Fog?

November 7, 2018January 15, 2019 / andymcphee / Leave a comment

Ceh and Kirkwood were the first Donorans to die in the Donora Death Fog of 1948. At least 18 more followed, most of them the same night. Ceh died from sudden heart failure, Jeanie of asthma. Both of their death certificates indicate they died at 2:00 AM on the deadliest day of the smog, Saturday, October 30, 1948.

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Silver Lining deals with the people and events related to the Donora (PA) Death Fog of 1948, a tragedy in which 20 people died and which led directly to the nation’s first Clean Air Act. In this blog I provide information about the event, historical context, and lessons we can learn today.

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Andy McPhee is the author of nine health science books and more than 750 news articles for mid-teens. A former RN, he was a publisher for a major healthcare educational publisher in Philadelphia. He is an avid golfer, reader, and grandfather.

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