Episode of Series “World in action”
The problem of toxic industrial waste poses environmental problems around the world. This film investigates the dangers of the dumping of tons of toxic waste on an industrial tip near the Avon Age fortress of Sutton Walls, Hertfordshire, and near farmland in Matlock, Derbyshire.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010979
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial sites
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrialization
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment - Social aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental education
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Waste disposal - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Waste disposal sites
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Waste disposal sites
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Environment - Social aspects
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Public health
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)