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Some experts fear more scenes like this one in 1982 when a blanket of smog over the city caused a pollution emergency
Some experts fear more scenes like this one in 1982 when a blanket of smog over the city caused a pollution emergency

Some experts fear more scenes like this one in 1982 when a blanket of smog over the city caused a pollution emergency

Date10/27/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Some experts fear more scenes like this one in 1982 when a blanket of smog over the city caused a pollution emergency
GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
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Photographs
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0010932F
Smog blanket over Toronto prompted Arlene Abbott to wear gauze surgical mask on her way to work this morning to filter out pollutants which could be a(...)
Smog blanket over Toronto prompted Arlene Abbott to wear gauze surgical mask on her way to work this morning to filter out pollutants which could be a(...)
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
11/1/1967
Free pollution checks for cars, The Ontario Motor League will be offering motorists free pollution checks on their cars' exhaust systems beginning nex(...)
Free pollution checks for cars, The Ontario Motor League will be offering motorists free pollution checks on their cars' exhaust systems beginning nex(...)
Lennon, Frank
5/28/1973
The offender?, Blamed for massive downtown air pollution, not a wisp of smoke curled from 250-foot Hydro smokestack on Pearl St. when photographed, 10.28 a.m. today
The offender?, Blamed for massive downtown air pollution, not a wisp of smoke curled from 250-foot Hydro smokestack on Pearl St. when photographed, 10.28 a.m. today
Spremo, Boris
11/23/1967
Controlling car pollution
Controlling car pollution
Mahler, John
10/29/1989
Steel liners as much as 60 feet long and weighing up to five tons are slipped into the 320-foot-high anti-pollution smokestack at the St. Lawrence Sta(...)
Steel liners as much as 60 feet long and weighing up to five tons are slipped into the 320-foot-high anti-pollution smokestack at the St. Lawrence Sta(...)
Norris, Dave
7/12/1971
To check on the amount of pollution in Toronto's atmosphere, there are 20 of these catchment basins spotted around the city. Here Joana Gambell, labor(...)
To check on the amount of pollution in Toronto's atmosphere, there are 20 of these catchment basins spotted around the city. Here Joana Gambell, labor(...)
James, Norman
11/21/1955
A Backyard pollution monitor is inspected by resident of Huddlestone Court in Scarborough, where a fine white dust settles whenever there's a breakdow(...)
A Backyard pollution monitor is inspected by resident of Huddlestone Court in Scarborough, where a fine white dust settles whenever there's a breakdow(...)
Loek, Dick
11/4/1971
The pollution index is 49, which is 17 points above what is considered acceptable for Metro
The pollution index is 49, which is 17 points above what is considered acceptable for Metro
Teskey, Frank
10/8/1970
Car exhausts spew out half the pollution in the city air, Bill given good chance to pass U
Car exhausts spew out half the pollution in the city air, Bill given good chance to pass U
Toronto Star (Firm)
4/23/1965
Pupils study toronto pollution, Lucinda Gomes, 14, a Grade 8 student at Gladstone Ave
Pupils study toronto pollution, Lucinda Gomes, 14, a Grade 8 student at Gladstone Ave
Feeny, Edwin
3/3/1970
Pollution officials hope their new laws will lead to the same co-operation they got last year from this refinery
Pollution officials hope their new laws will lead to the same co-operation they got last year from this refinery
Norris, Dave
1/13/1970
Test centre for auto pollution is run by the provincial government on Castlefield Ave
Test centre for auto pollution is run by the provincial government on Castlefield Ave
Lennon, Frank
2/27/1973