Synopsis Explains the phenomenon of air pollution and discusses the importance of preserving clean air.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1998-02-01 | | Series: | Protecting Our Planet Series | | Edition Description: | Illustrated |
| Size | | Length: | 48 pages | | Height: | 11.0 in | | Width: | 9.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 14.4 oz |
Publisher's Note All living things need air -- clean air -- to be healthy. But smoke and fumes from industry have gone into the atmosphere and made it dirty. Global warming, the ozone layer, the Greenhouse Effect and greenhouse gases, the water cycle -- all these issues are explored and explained in this timely book. Urban smog, traffic, acid rain, using fossil fuels, and chemicals released in the atmosphere are all dealt with, and indications are given that there are things we can do -- and things that are being done -- to save the air around us.
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