A hotter, drier earth means a dustier earth. Owens frames these microparticles as the insidious biproduct of industrialism, whose immense repercussions will be felt ever more powerfully in the coming decades. Revelatory; a landmark of contemporary science writing.
Dust: The Modern World in a Trillion Particles
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£25.00
Edition:Hardback978152936264031/08/2023
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Tag: Environment
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