The air pollution that we breathe every day is largely invisible - but it is killing us. How did it get this bad, and how can we stop it? Far from a modern-day problem, scientists were aware of the impact of air pollution as far back as the seventeenth century. The Invisible Killer will introduce you to the incredible individuals whose groundbreaking research paved the way for today's understanding of air pollution. Gary Fuller's global story examines devastating incidents from London's Great Smog to Norway's acid rain; Los Angeles's traffic problem to wood-burning damage in New Zealand. Fuller argues that the only way to alter the future course of our planet and improve collective global health is for city and national governments to stop ignoring evidence and take action, persuading the public and making polluters bear the full cost of the harm that they do. The decisions that we make today will impact our health for decades to come.

About the Author
Dr Gary Fuller is an air pollution scientist at Imperial College London. He led the development of the London Air Quality Network, making information on air pollution more accessible to the public, is a member of the Medical Research Council Centre for Environment and Health and a member of Defra's Air Quality Expert Group. He writes the Pollutionwatch series for the Guardian. The Invisible Killer is his first book.

Reviews
'An admirably clear book and an appropriately urgent one.' The Sunday Times



Book Information
ISBN 9781911545514
Author Gary Fuller
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Melville House UK
Publisher Melville House UK