在1272年,英国国王爱德华一世曾为解决雾霾问题而在伦敦禁止了燃烧海煤。[16][17]到了17世纪,伦敦的污染成为一个严重的问题,其中大部分来自于燃烧廉价的海煤所造成的烟雾。[7]国王查理二世的顾问约翰·伊夫林在他于1661年出版的宣传册Fumifugium: Or, the Inconvenience of the Aer, and Smoake of London Dissipated[18][19][20]中指责了煤炭。他提议将工业生产迁出城外并种植大量花卉以“淡化空气”,从而掩盖污染。
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"He shewes that 't is the seacoale smoake
That allways London doth Inviron,
Which doth our Lungs and Spiritts choake,
Our hanging spoyle, and rust our Iron.
Lett none att Fumifuge be scoffing
Who heard att Church our Sundaye's Coughing."
from; "Ballad of Gresham College". Original text.
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