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A dirty brown cloud of pollutants descends on downtown Toronto today, and the environment ministry says it will be with us for the rest of the week. T(...)
A dirty brown cloud of pollutants descends on downtown Toronto today, and the environment ministry says it will be with us for the rest of the week. T(...)

A dirty brown cloud of pollutants descends on downtown Toronto today, and the environment ministry says it will be with us for the rest of the week. T(...)

Date7/6/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: A dirty brown cloud of pollutants descends on downtown Toronto today; and the environment ministry says it will be with us for the rest of the week. The air pollution index hit 40 before noon and was expected to keep rising. The acceptable level is 32.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0010927F
      No pollutants: Engineer Bruce Small works out of a pollutant-free home he built because he is allergic to tobacco smoke and the kinds of chemicals commonly used in office carpeting and wallpaper
      No pollutants: Engineer Bruce Small works out of a pollutant-free home he built because he is allergic to tobacco smoke and the kinds of chemicals commonly used in office carpeting and wallpaper
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      7/9/1986
      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(...)
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      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
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      Welcome to Toronto, Thousands greet Pope John Paul II as he descends from his popemobile, followed by Emmett Cardinal Carter, outisde St. Paul's Angli(...)
      Welcome to Toronto, Thousands greet Pope John Paul II as he descends from his popemobile, followed by Emmett Cardinal Carter, outisde St. Paul's Angli(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      9/14/1984
      Out on a limb, Rafique Texiwala, a forestry worker with Toronto's parks and recreation department, descends after pruning a large oak in High Park
      Out on a limb, Rafique Texiwala, a forestry worker with Toronto's parks and recreation department, descends after pruning a large oak in High Park
      Madonik, Rick
      11/28/1991
      Space invader: Oshawa area artist Bill Lishman descends from his life-sized replica of the U
      Space invader: Oshawa area artist Bill Lishman descends from his life-sized replica of the U
      Dunlop, Alan
      4/24/1983
      A mob of ecstatic Maple Leafs descends on the hero of the moment, and the series, goalkeeper Ken Wregget, following his clinching shutout of the Blues
      A mob of ecstatic Maple Leafs descends on the hero of the moment, and the series, goalkeeper Ken Wregget, following his clinching shutout of the Blues
      Cooper, David
      4/17/1987
      Rabin and entourage. Israeli Defence Minister Yitzhak Rabin descends an escalator at the Harbour Castle Westin Hotel yesterday with his wife, Leah, an(...)
      Rabin and entourage. Israeli Defence Minister Yitzhak Rabin descends an escalator at the Harbour Castle Westin Hotel yesterday with his wife, Leah, an(...)
      Bock, Tony
      11/7/1989
      Getting the message, Greenpeace signs against car pollutions greet motorists heading downtown on the Gardiner Expressway today. The environment group (...)
      Getting the message, Greenpeace signs against car pollutions greet motorists heading downtown on the Gardiner Expressway today. The environment group (...)
      Stawicki, Andrew
      6/10/1991
      An environment ministry employee, right, tests for poisons
      An environment ministry employee, right, tests for poisons
      Spremo, Boris
      2/13/1990
      Heavy haul: Environment ministry investigator Jim Thompson does the paperwork on heavy equipment seized yesterday from a storage yard on Ruggles Ave.
      Heavy haul: Environment ministry investigator Jim Thompson does the paperwork on heavy equipment seized yesterday from a storage yard on Ruggles Ave.
      Brazao, Dale
      6/16/1998
      Aftermath of a spill, The Coast Guard and environment ministry are hunting for the source of what appeared to be Bunker C oil that fouled Oshawa's Lakeview Park at the foot of Simcoe St
      Aftermath of a spill, The Coast Guard and environment ministry are hunting for the source of what appeared to be Bunker C oil that fouled Oshawa's Lakeview Park at the foot of Simcoe St
      Dunlop, Al
      7/17/1988
      Down and Dirty: Horror buff Julian Grant believes that people feel the need to get back to the animal instinct that still lives in us.
      Down and Dirty: Horror buff Julian Grant believes that people feel the need to get back to the animal instinct that still lives in us.
      Eglinton, Rick
      5/29/1991