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

Brimblecombe, Peter

ISBN 10: 0415671833 / ISBN 13: 9780415671835

Published by Routledge, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Big Smoke (Routledge Revivals): A History of Air Pollution in London since Medieval Times
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415671833
• ISBN 13: 9780415671835
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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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