Global dump. Toxic waste and the planetary ecosystem
Description
While international corporations boast of newfound environmental stewardship, toxic materials are still produced on a worldwide scale-with underdeveloped nations serving as the planet's dump site. This program explores the issue, traveling to Asia, Africa, and Latin America to illustrate the effects of industrial waste on the environment, social systems, and human life. Viewers will gain an understanding of several topics: the impact of pesticides and other chemical products, the role of large-scale food waste, the dangers low-wage workers face as they pick through urban trash heaps, and more. Images of discarded ships rusting in shallow harbors epitomize Western wastefulness and compose one of many powerful sequences in the film.
Runtime
53 min
Series
Subjects
- Human geography (324)
- Nature (209)
- Environmental geography (78)
- Refuse and refuse disposal (122)
- Conservation of natural resources (540)
- Water (318)
- Toxicology (87)
- Ecology (314)
- Human ecology (350)
- Environmental chemistry (29)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2008], c2007
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Films on Demand
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