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

First published in Great Britain in 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Scientists were aware of the impact of air pollution as far back as the seventeenth century. Now, as more of us live in cities, we are closer than ever to pollution sources, and the detrimental impact on the environment and our health has reached crisis point. This book will introduce you to the individuals whose research paved the way to today's understanding of air pollution, often at their own detriment. The author's global story examines incidents from London's Great Smog to Norway's acid rain; Los Angeles's traffic problem to wood-burning damage in New Zealand. He argues that the only way to alter the future course of our planet and improve collective global health is for city and national governments to stop ignoring evidence and take action, persuading the public and making polluters bear the full cost of the harm that they do.--Adapted from book jacket.