Big Smoke (Routledge Revivals)

<p>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. </p><p>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.</p>