Air pollution episode

An air pollution episode is an unusual combination of emissions and meteorology \- usually low or stagnant winds and temperature inversion \- that creates prolonged and widespread air pollution lasting two to seven days. Effects range from eye irritation to deaths across age groups.[1] Examples of air pollution episodes include:

* 1930 Meuse Valley Episode
* 1939 Saint Louis Episode[2]
* 1948 Donora Episode[3]
* 1952 London Episode[4]
* 1997 Indonesian forest fires Episode[5]
* 2005 Malaysian Haze Episode[citation needed]
* 2006 Southeast Asian Haze Episode
* 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy Episode

## See also

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Smog, Haze, Ozone, PM2.5, Air Pollution, Inversion

## In the United States

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## References

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1. ^ "Air Pollution Episodes: a Citizen Handbook". US Environmental Protection Agency. 1971.
2. ^ "Nov. 28 1939: The day 'Black Tuesday' rolled into St. Louis | Post-Dispatch Archives". stltoday.com.
3. ^ "Smog Deaths in 1948 Led to Clean Air Laws". NPR.org.
4. ^ "The Great Smog of 1952 recalled". BBC News.
5. ^ "A nation of fire: What should we learn from the 1997/1998 haze? - National - The Jakarta Post".

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