Initially, the film seeks to make us aware of the constant danger of being contaminated by poisoned air when we are breathing. Secondly, it seeks to make us realise that the problem of chemical fallout is being neglected and getting worse. Part 3’s theme is “How can we get clean air?” and points out that three out of five Americans breathe dangerously polluted air while the list of polluted cities grows.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014532
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Acid rain - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Air - Pollution
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 → Environmental health
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution - United States
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Environment - Social aspects
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Environmental health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)