The Invisible Killer: The Rising Global Threat of Air Pollution - and How We Can Fight Back

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1 Warning signs: from medieval London to pea-soupers -- 1 Early explorers -- 2 Warning signs ignored -- Part 2 The battle begins: twentieth-century damage -- 3 The great smog -- 4 The madness of lead in petrol -- 5 Ozone, the pollutant that rots rubber -- 6 Acid rain and the particles that form in our air -- 7 A tale of six cities -- Part 3 The battle grounds of today: modern problems in 95 a modern world -- 8 A global tour in a polluted world -- 9 Counting particles and the enigma of modern air pollution -- 10 VW and the tricky problem with diesel -- 11 Wood-burning - the most natural way to heat my home? -- 12 The wrong transport -- 13 Cleaning the air -- Part 4 Fighting back: the future of our air -- 14 A conclusion: what happens next? -- 15 Epilogue: Reasons to be hopeful -- References -- Acknowledgements -- Index.

Introduction -- Warning signs : from Medieval London to pea-soupers -- Early explorers -- Warning signs ignored -- The battle begins : twentieth-century damage -- The great smog -- The madness of lead in gasoline -- Ozone, the pollutant that rots rubber -- Acid rain and the particles that form in our air -- A tale of six cities -- The battle grounds of today : modern problems in a modern world -- A global tour in a polluted world -- Counting particles and the enigma of modern air pollution -- VW and the tricky problem with diesel -- Wood-burning-the most natural way to heat my home? -- The wrong transportation -- Cleaning the air -- Fighting back : the future of our air -- A conclusion : what happens next?