Non-point source water pollution. Overview of runoff
Description
This program investigates sources of runoff and the pollution that occurs when it washes contaminants such as pesticides, bacteria, oil, and unwanted nutrients into aquatic ecosystems. Cost-effective initiatives to divert and filter runoff are also spotlighted, including stormwater rehabilitation systems, highway runoff purification systems, construction site erosion controls, and waste retention lagoons. In addition, many experts are featured, including A. J. Englande, of Tulane University; Frances Dunham, executive director of the Santa Rosa Sound Coalition; and Carlton Dufrechou, executive director of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation.
Runtime
30 min
Series
Subjects
- Refuse and refuse disposal (122)
- Submarine geology (33)
- Conservation of natural resources (540)
- Marine resources (28)
- Oceanography (140)
- Water (318)
- Toxicology (87)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2006], c2000
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
https://www.remote.uwosh.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=102638&xtid=30488
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