Poisoned Waters: Discussion Guide

Hedrick Smith Productions. (Added Author). WGBH Educational Foundation. (Added Author). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) (Added Author).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780793670680
ISBN: 0793670683
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: Boston, Mass. : WGBH Education Foundation ; [Arlington, Va.] : Distributed by PBS Video, �2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally aired Apr. 21, 2009 as an episode of the public television series Frontline.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- 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--Credits.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Editor, Penny Trams ; principal camera, Peter Pearce, Foster Wiley ; original music, Eric Kaye.
Participant or Performer Note:	Correspondent, Hedrick Smith.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; stereo.
Language Note:	Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.