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. Examples of air pollution episodes include: 1930 Meuse Valley Episode 1939 Saint Louis Episode 1948 Donora Episode 1952 London Episode 1997 Indonesian forest fires Episode 2005 Malaysian Haze Episode 2006 Southeast Asian Haze Episode 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy Episode 2016 Delhi Episode
See also Smog, Haze, Ozone, Particulate matter, Air Pollution, Inversion In the United States
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