Allegheny County, Pa., Health Department, Bureau of Air Pollution Control records, 1941-1978.

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Allegheny County, Pa., Health Department, Bureau of Air Pollution Control records, 1941-1978.

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The Bureau of Air Pollution Control Records span the years 1941-1978. Minutes and organizational charts trace the bureaucratic history (1947-1954) of Allegheny County's Smoke Control Advisory Committee. There are annual reports from the Advisory Steel Research Subcommittee of County Bureau of Air Pollution Control (1960-1969) as well as annual reports covering smoke control for the city and county (1941-1969). Also collected are various city and county ordinance, rules, and regulations dealing with air pollution (1946-1978). Finally, there are several reports done by the county's Bureau of Air Pollution Control, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and by external researchers on subjects related to air pollution control.

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