The Big Smoke (Routledge Revivals): A History of Air Pollution in London since Medieval Times - Softcover

Brimblecombe, Peter

 
9780415672030: The Big Smoke (Routledge Revivals): A History of Air Pollution in London since Medieval Times
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0415672031 ISBN 13: 9780415672030
Publisher: Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

First published in 1987, Peter Brimblecombe's book provides an engaging historical account of air pollution in London, offering a fascinating insight into the development of air pollution controls against a changing social and economic background. He examines domestic and industrial pollution and their effects on fashions, furnishings, buildings and human health.

The book ends with an intriguing analysis of the dangers arising from contemporary pollutants and a glimpse of what the future may hold for London.

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Brimblecombe, Peter

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415672031
ISBN 13 
9780415672030
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
204

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