A film on water pollution, using the Ottawa River as an example of what happens when a river is used as a dumping place for municipal and industrial waste. Color animation illustrates exactly what happens to river water as it becomes polluted. Engineers, health authorities and civic officials voice concern over this increasingly urgent problem.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322711
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrialization
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rivers - Canada
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ecology - Canada
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment - Social aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental education
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental health
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental policy
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Freshwater ecology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural resources - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rivers - Canada
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Waste disposal - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water - Pollution
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Environment - Social aspects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Environmental health
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)