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Mysterious poison : history of PCBs
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They are now banned worldwide-but the toxins known as PCBs are not going away. This program explains how the compounds have almost irreparably polluted the globe and still threaten future generatio...
They are now banned worldwide-but the toxins known as PCBs are not going away. This program explains how the compounds have almost irreparably polluted the globe and still threaten future generations. The film begins in 1927, when PCBs became integral to electric power and, eventually, a vast array of agricultural and technological products. Describing the growth of scientific awareness of PCB-related threats across the food chain, the program features compelling interviews with researchers who helped uncover the hereditary hazards of PCBs-including World Wildlife Fund senior scientist Dr. Theo Colburn and University of Stockholm professor Soren Jensen.
Details
- Creator
- DR TV (Television station : Copenhagen, Denmark)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2006], c2006
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (30 min.) : sd., col., digital file
- digital
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9781421355160
- OCLC
- ocn700410370
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on Dec. 09, 2006.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Closed-captioned.
- The Problem with PCBs (0:56) -- The Rise of PCBs (3:11) -- PCBs in the Food Chain (3:25) -- PCB Poisonings in Japan (1:31) -- Banning PCBs (3:24) -- Prenatal PCB Exposure (7:03) -- Environmental Injustice: PCB Poisoning of the Inuit (2:58) -- An International Ban on PCBs (1:23) -- PCBs in the Hudson River (1:53) -- PCBs Persist (2:24)