Episode of Series “World in action”.
Reports on the explosion of a chemical factory in Seveso, Italy and the effects of the extremely toxic dust, dioxin, that was released into the atmosphere. The substance dioxin is contained in commercial weedkillers freely available in the United Kingdom.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
505692
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Agricultural chemicals
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Air - Pollution
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental health
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Toxins
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Weed control
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Environmental health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Industrial accidents
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Toxins
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Agricultural chemicals
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Chemicals - Safety measures
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)