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'All that is solid melts into air, ' wrote Marx and Engels, evoking a sense of air as a medium where things disappear, evaporate, and lose their impact. In Toxic Airs, the contributors convincingly argue otherwise, that air is substantial. This rich and diverse interdisciplinary exploration of the history, culture, and science of air and atmosphere makes visible the complex relationship of humans and environment. --Finn Arne Jorgensen, Umea University, Sweden

'All that is solid melts into air, ' wrote Marx and Engels, evoking a sense of air as a medium where things disappear, evaporate, and lose their impact. In Toxic Airs, the contributors convincingly argue otherwise, that air is substantial. This rich and diverse interdisciplinary exploration of the history, culture, and science of air and atmosphere makes visible the complex relationship of humans and environment. --Finn Arne JOrgensen, UmeA University, Sweden

'All that is solid melts into air, ' wrote Marx and Engels, evoking a sense of air as a medium where things disappear, evaporate, and lose their impact. In Toxic Airs, the contributors convincingly argue otherwise, that air is substantial. This rich and diverse interdisciplinary exploration of the history, culture, and science of air and atmosphere makes visible the complex relationship of humans and environment. --Finn Arne Jorgensen, Umea University, Sweden

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James Rodger Fleming is a professor of science, technology, and society at Colby College and a visiting lecturer and officer at Columbia University. His most recent book is Fixing the Sky: The Checkered History of Weather and Climate Control, winner of th

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