| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Description |
1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital |
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optical |
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stereo |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
| Note |
Originally aired Apr. 21, 2009 as an episode of the public television series Frontline. |
| Credits |
Editor, Penny Trams ; principal camera, Peter Pearce, Foster Wiley ; original music, Eric Kaye. |
| Performer |
Correspondent, Hedrick Smith. |
| Summary |
"More than three decades after the Clean Water Act, two iconic waterways -- the great coastal estuaries of Puget Sound and the Chesapeake Bay -- are in perilous condition. With polluted runoff still flowing in from industry, agriculture and massive suburban development, scientists fear contamination to the food chain and drinking water for millions of people. A growing list of endangered species also is threatened in both estuaries. [This film] examines the rising hazards to human health and the ecosystem and why it's so hard to keep our waters clean." -- Container. |
| Contents |
Imperiled Chesapeake Bay -- Once we cared-- -- One of the biggest pollution sources? -- Regulating the poultry industry -- The startling new contaminants -- What we don't know -- Puget sound, hot spot for PCB's -- Seattle's Duwamish River -- A lesson from South Park -- #1 menace to waterways -- Save the forest, save the waters -- D.C.'s development sprawl -- Arlington, Va. : a showcase for smart growth. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; stereo. |
| Language |
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Documentary television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Subject |
Water -- Pollution.
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Water -- Pollution. |
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Water -- Pollution -- Physiological effect.
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Water -- Pollution -- Physiological effect. |
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Water -- Pollution -- Environmental aspects.
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Water -- Pollution -- Environmental aspects. |
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Puget Sound (Wash.) -- Ecology.
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Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) -- Ecology.
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Pollution -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Pollution -- Law and legislation. |
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United States. |
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Agricultural pollution -- Environmental aspects -- United States.
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Agricultural pollution -- Environmental aspects. |
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Agricultural pollution. |
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Factory and trade waste -- Environmental aspects -- United States.
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Factory and trade waste -- Environmental aspects. |
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Marine pollution -- Environmental aspects -- United States.
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Marine pollution -- Environmental aspects. |
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Marine pollution. |
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Cities and towns -- Growth -- Environmental aspects -- United States.
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Cities and towns -- Growth -- Environmental aspects. |
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Cities and towns -- Growth. |
| Added Author |
Hedrick Smith Productions.
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WGBH Educational Foundation.
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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| Added Title |
Frontline (Television program)
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| ISBN |
9780793670680 |
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0793670683 |
| Standard No. |
841887010696 |
| Music No. |
FRL62712 PBS Home Video |
