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:

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".