Environment: the British example - a German view = London so long, smog

Germany, 1975

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In 1952 4,000 people died as a result of “smog”, a mixture of natural fog, soot and smoke, containing poisonous waste gases. The ensuing Clean Air Act designated smokeless zones and all soft coal fires were banned in London. Shows how inspectors keep a close watch on domestic and industrial air pollution, so that smog is a thing of the past.

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Credits

director

Fritz Gebhardt

producer

Rudolf Rosthof

production company

NDR TV

Duration

00:24:58:00

Production places

Germany

Production dates

1975

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013607

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Great Britain

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → London (England)

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

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental health

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental law

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental protection - Citizen participation

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

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fossil fuels

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous

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

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution - Great Britain

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Germany

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Environmental health

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hazardous substances

History → Great Britain - History - 20th century

History → History

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous

Places → Cities and towns - Great Britain

Places → London (England)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Germany

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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