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A Brief History of Pollution
Contributor(s): Markham, Adam C. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0367362538     ISBN-13: 9780367362539
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE: $42.70  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2021
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | Global Warming & Climate Change
- Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental)
- Business & Economics | Environmental Economics
Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6.06" W x 9.21" L (0.57 lbs) 178 pages
 
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Originally published in 1994, this book links the distant past with the urgent problems of today, taking the reader on a literary and scientific tour of global pollution from pre-history to the post-industrial age. Ancient problems such as lead poisoning in Rome and water pollution in Mesopotamia provide the background to a discussion of modern catastrophes including the hole in the ozone layer, climate change and the global drinking water crisis. The book chronicles 800 years of pollution in London, charts the growth of environmental activism and spotlights the rise of the consumer society as the driving force behind today's malaise.

 
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