Clearing the Air: SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2019

Tim Smedley’s book, ‘Clearing the Air” is excellent. He started the book by talking about his stake in living in a world with clean air. All of us should be concerned about the state of air pollution in the world. However, as stated in the book, death due to air pollution is a slow, grinding end. It is difficult to make a direct association between air pollution and death or illness.

Tim has organized the book very well, and his writing style is excellent. There is enough science in the book to make most of us happy; he has managed to strike the right balance between science and readability.

Most laypeople will understand the scientific arguments he has outlined and follow them. Anyone who reads the book should make a note of the show more action points he has listed at the end of the book. We must change the way we live.

There is one more aspect of the book that I like. Tim has written about countries in the Western hemisphere, as well as India and China. I like it. It makes the book more credible to me.

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This is a fantastic reference guide on a topic that is relevant to pretty much everybody that is alive today. I think it should be mandatory reading for anybody that has a pulse. Tim Smedley is able to take a somewhat complex topic and make it reasonable to read and understand. Some of the technical information in regards to nano particulates is still a little dense and can be overwhelming unless you work specifically in that field, but overall the info is presented in an easy to read format. Tim Smedley travels the world giving us insight into how pollution affects different populations and what governments are doing to fight it.A must read. Novel supplied by Netgalley.