The invisible killer : the rising global threat of air pollution : and how we can fight back

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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?