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020 _a9780124017337 (hardback)
040 _aIN-BhIIT
041 _aeng
082 0 0 _a628.53
_bDAN/F
100 1 _aVallero, Daniel A.
_eauthor
_914984
245 1 0 _aFundamentals of air pollution /
_cDaniel Vallero.
250 _a5th ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bAcademic Press,
_c2014.
300 _axii, 986 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c28 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _a"Air pollution is a very complex societal problem. It has been recognized as such for centuries. Unlike many scientific phenomena, its cause and effect relationships have been reasonably deductive. For example, in the 14th century, King Edward II decreed that the cause of London's air pollution problem was attributed to burning coal, and incidentally, anyone found burning coal while Parliament was meeting would be executed. That is a supreme example of a science-based decision followed by strong execution; literally!"--
650 0 _aAir
_xPollution.
_97933
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