eBook - ePub
The Big Smoke (Routledge Revivals)
A History of Air Pollution in London since Medieval Times
- 186 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
The Big Smoke (Routledge Revivals)
A History of Air Pollution in London since Medieval Times
About this book
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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Yes, you can access The Big Smoke (Routledge Revivals) by Peter Brimblecombe in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Ciencias físicas & Geografía. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Frontmatter
- Frontmatter
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- 1 History and early air pollution
- 2 The rise of coal
- 3 Evelyn and his circle
- 4 The effect of air pollution in coal-burning London
- 5 Smoke abatement
- 6 Smoke and the London fog
- 7 Monitoring the changes in atmospheric composition
- 8 The Great Smog and after
- Annotated bibliography
- Index