Pollution / by World Wide Entertainment.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pollution.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (24 min.).

Place of Publication:

Derry, N.H. : Chip Taylor Communications, 2012.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

Summary:

As the world begins to wake up to the dangers and the damage caused by pollution, the pressure to become more environmentally responsible increases. In India, environmentalists are calling for action to stop the Taj Mahal from turning yellow from the effects of pollution. A New York University study has indicated that living in a city with high levels of air pollution can be as hazardous to your health as living with a smoker and inhaling second hand smoke. In California, scientists from the Scripps Institute are conducting a study of California's renowned smog to determine its origin. Meanwhile, the rivers of Bangladesh, Iraq, and China are choking with modern-day pollution that researchers say puts millions at risk, and of the efforts to save these rivers of life. Also, how a Philippines couple has devised an ingenious way to recycle solid waste and profit from their innovative idea in the process.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 23, 2013).

OCLC:

867771782