A Brief History of Pollution

by Adam C Markham

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367362538
• ISBN13: 9780367362539
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"