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Peter Brimblecombe

Abstract

Historical Trends in Urban Pollutants A contribution by the coordinator of subproject TRAP45 Peter Brimblecombe School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK The proposed subproject TRAP45, originally conceived by Matthias Heyman plans to gather historical data relating to tropospheric air pollution since 1945 with the aim of: * a broader and more comprehensive and integrated view of the development of tropospheric and urban air pollution problems in Europe and its roots and causes; * a detailed assessment of the effectiveness of political and scientific responses to air pollution problems in the past; * a better identification of shortcomings or neglected problems in past atmospheric environmental sciences and environmental politics; * an integration of information and knowledge on air pollution problems from scientific and from other fields like technology, politic

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