The Valley

United States, 1970

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A before and after story of the pollution of the Ohio River Valley. The pollution included sewage, industrial waste and mining pollution. The controls: monitoring of the rivers conditions, and enforcement of regulations governing the disposal of waste material have contributed to the improvement of the area.

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Credits

producer

Stuart Finley

production company

Orsanco

Duration

00:28:05:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1970

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011424

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Waste products

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rivers - United States

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental law

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental policy

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental protection

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Factory and trade waste - Environmental aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural resources - Environmental aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution - Environmental aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rivers - Regulation

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rivers - United States

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Sewage - Environmental aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Waste products

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water - Pollution

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water conservation

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Waste disposal

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Politics and government

History → History

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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