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1 online resource (159 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1 The Need for Air Pollution; An atmosphere of pollution; The lifeless planets; The living atmosphere; What are smogs?; The expansion of water pollution; The destruction of species; Sulphur: food or poison?; Our need of air pollution; 2 Cleansing the Air; The residence time; Where is most of the pollution removed?; The four layers of the atmosphere; Chemical transformations; Smogs; Fluorosis; Natural pollution of clean air; 3 The Further Evolution of Industrial Man |
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The evolutionary situationEvolution before our eyes; The place of conservation; The distant vision; The immediate need; 4 Local Air Pollution; Effects of pollution on local climate; The advantages of the climate of large cities; The effects of local climate on pollution; Meteorological control; The creation of disaster potential; 5 A Theory of Anti-pollution Law; The liberating purpose of a theory; Do we need any new anti-pollution laws?; The avoidance of disaster potential; Prohibitive legislation backed up by penalties; Air quality standards: a crime? |
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The best practicable means': the 1956 Clean Air Act in BritainPricing pollution; The polluter must pay; New technology: our inability to take advantage of it; The mood of revolution; Scaring the public: lead, carbon monoxide, cigarettes, mercury, DDT, SSTs, 'Wolf!', 'Fire! 'Help!'; Is internationala greement necessary?; 6 The Cultivation of the World; Was Malthus right after all?; Who is this Man?; The atmosphere above all; What men believe about themselves; 7 Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch . . .; To be or not to be; The cul-de-sac and the trailer; New criteria; A summary of objectives |
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Vultures and lionsScience and the obvious; Is there a simple message?; Brass tax; The nuclear age; Index |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000698466 |
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1000698467 |
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