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The Material World

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In 1952, the air pollution in London killed 4,000 people.
Fast forward to the hot summer of 2003, when a different cocktail of pollutants caused asthma-inducing smog in UK cities. Quentin Cooper talks to Professor Nigel Bell about the difference between a pea-souper and smog and what causes the new "nasties" in our atmosphere.
Producer Tracey Logan

Contributors

Talks:
Quentin Cooper
Unknown:
Professor Nigel Bell
Producer:
Tracey Logan
Source: Radio Times

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