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The invisible killer : the rising global threat of air pollution : and how we can fight back / Gary Fuller.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781612197838 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xiii, 304 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: Brooklyn, NY : Melville House Publishing, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| General Note: | First published in Great Britain in 2018. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Warning signs: from Medieval London to pea-soupers -- Early explorers -- Warning signs ignored -- The battle begins: twentieth-century damage -- The great smog -- The madness of lead in gasoline -- Ozone, the pollutant that rots rubber -- Acid rain and the particles that form in our air -- A tale of six cities -- The battle grounds of today: modern problems in a modern world -- A global tour in a polluted world -- Counting particles and the enigma of modern air pollution -- VW and the tricky problem with diesel -- Wood-burning-the most natural way to heat my home? -- The wrong transportation -- Cleaning the air -- Fighting back: the future of our air -- A conclusion: what happens next? |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Air > Pollution > Health aspects. Air > Pollution > Prevention. Air > Pollution. Automobiles > Motors > Exhaust gas > Environmental aspects. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 363.7392 Ful | 31681010144715 | NONFIC | Available | - |
Dr. Gary Fuller is an air pollution scientist at King's College London. He led the development of the London Air Quality Network, making information on air pollution more accessible to the public. He frequently appears on television, writes the Pollutionwatch series for the Guardian, and was one of Evening Standard's 'Progress 1000' selections, highlighting London's most influential people. He has given evidence to parliament and is a government advisory group member.
