Every Breath You Take: A User's Guide to the Atmosphere - Softcover

Mark Broomfield

 
9780715653708: Every Breath You Take: A User's Guide to the Atmosphere

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'A really good read' Joanne Good, BBC London <br/> <br/> A fascinating journey through the atmosphere that will leave you breathless. <br/> <br/> With seven million early deaths a year linked to air pollution, air quality is headline news around the world. But how do we measure air pollution and what on earth is an odour panel? Why are property prices higher upwind of cities? Should we buy, hold on to, or avoid a diesel car? And will our grandchildren inherit an atmosphere worth breathing? <br/> <br/> From the atmosphere on distant planets to the stuff that gets into your lungs, from holes in the ozone layer to lazy and disappearing gases, air quality specialist and full-time breather Dr Mark Broomfield combines scientific evidence with personal stories and advice on what you can do to improve air quality, giving you the low-down on what’s up high. <br /><br />PRAISE FOR EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE<br /><br />NewBooks Book of the Month<br /><br />The Revelator, 13 Best Environmental Books<br /><br />'Written in an easily accessible style yet get across important facts about the world and what we are doing to it' Peter Wadhams, author of A Farewell to Ice<br /><br />'Not without raising a wry smile, the author takes us from the atmospheres of the planets to the air outside our front door... a fascinating read' Professor Duncan Laxen, Associate of Air Quality Consultants<br /><br />'Mark Broomfield s writing is just the breath of fresh air needed to lift the fog on atmospheric sciences' Piers Forster, Professor of Physical Climate Change, University of Leeds

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Mark Broomfield is a popular science writer specialising on the atmosphere, air pollution and related matters of scientific interest, bringing knowledge, humour and the understanding of a lifetime spent working in this field.  Mark has a degree in chemistry from Cambridge University and a PhD in atmospheric chemistry from York University.  He’s worked as an environmental consultant specialising in air quality for over 25 years, and is currently an Associate Director with Ricardo Energy and Environment.  He is working on projects to manage and improve air quality in the UK, the Middle East and China.

Mark is married to Emma and has three sons, all of whom are considerably taller than he is.

 

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