Smog. Sweet smell of success?
Description
For most of a century, industrial and automotive smoke were equated with progress and prosperity. But the cost in human health has been devastatingly high, particularly in developing countries. In this program, Devra Davis, author of When Smoke Ran Like Water; Peter Brimblecombe, executive editor of Atmospheric Environment; and others use examples such as smog-related deaths in Donora, Pennsylvania, in 1939 and London in 1952 to address the causes and effects of air pollution. The Ruhr Valley, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Calcutta, and Durban, South Africa, are also discussed. Improvements via legislation and emissions standards are touched upon as well.
Runtime
30 min
Series
- The Ultimate Media Librarian Collection (44)
- Late Lessons from Early Warnings: Cultivating Environmental Foresight (3)
- The Science Collection (3)
Subjects
- Nature (209)
- Ecosystem management (128)
- Lungs (83)
- Atmosphere (107)
- Climatic changes (510)
- Respiratory organs (183)
- Respiratory tract diseases (17)
- Human ecology (350)
- Air pollution (33)
- Weather (153)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2006], c2005
Database
Films on Demand
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