South Brunswick, New Jersey; Spring, 1975. Frank Kaler and his family are convinced there is something wrong with their water; vegetables cooked in it change colour, skin lesions appear after bathing in it. The health department claims that it is drinkable, but it is later determined to be some of the most toxic drinking water in the country.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
015392
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental health
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental law
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural resources - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution - United States
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water - Pollution
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Waste disposal
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Feature films
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drinking water - Health aspects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Environmental health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hazardous substances
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Public health - United States
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Chemicals - Safety measures
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)