ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS

Succinct presentations on a variety of
present threats to the environment, with
special emphasis on those associated with
fuel production, transportation and
consumption.

CHEMICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
Thousands of products are made with haz- ardous chemicals. Our environment is too precious to abuse. How to save the world in small ways. 2 videos & extensive guides.
#FV-1125X VIDEOS
$149.95

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HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS: HANDLE WITH CARE Video order #FV-1125.......$99.95

Shows the importance of hazardous chemicals in our daily lives and problems
caused by ignorance, mistakes, accidents and occasionally, recklessness in their use.
Four case studies show how toxic chemicals were introduced into the environment,
causing serious health and environmental effects. Video or filmstrips, 56 page guide
with lesson plans, projects, reproducible handouts. (Filmstrips (6) order #FS-1125F
.......$99.95.)

Presents the build-up of Kepone, an insecticide, in the James River in Virginia.
Now Kepone is gradually moving toward Chesapeake Bay and is accumulating in the
food chain.

Recounts the accidental introduction of polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) into
cattle feed in Michigan. As a result, more than 30,000 cattle were destroyed and nearly
all Michigan’s 9 million residents had PBB in their bodies within a year.

The story of PCBs, a widely used industrial chemical for nearly 50 years,
banned in 1979 after production of 1 1/2 trillion pounds when found to have serious health
effects.

Tells about Love Canal, in Niagara Falls, New York, which has come to
symbolize the health hazards associated with toxic waste dumps.

CONTENT SAMPLE:

54. Federal authorities estimate that there are over 32,000 chemical disposal sites
nationwide.

55. And over 6,000 of these sites pose imminent danger to public health and safety
according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

56. Some of these dangerous sites have been created out of ignorance.

57. The chemical handlers simply did not understand the dangers of careless
disposal practices.

58. Other dump sites are the result of greed. Unscrupulous operators paid to haul
hazardous waste chemicals away, dump them in open fields, and disappear with their profits.


REVIEWS:

AWARD FOR CREATIVE EXCELLENCE U.S. Industrial Film Festival.

RECOMMENDED FOR PURCHASE WITHOUT RESERVATION. Media Review

“This major effort in environmental education...is informative without being alarmist or
political...scientifically correct, and...educationally impeccable...should be part of school libraries
and resource centers.” Curriculum Review.

“...Purposeful conception and carefully organized structure....well illustrated...particularly
well selected music...offers a cornucopia of materials...which gives this program the potential of
being expanded into an entire series in the secondary curriculum.” Media Review.

“Highly recommended.” Choice.
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OUR PRECIOUS ENVIRONMENT Video order #FV-1018V...........$99.95

A four part filmstrip program for the Junior High student on the environment,
various threats to it, and what the individual can do to help preserve it. Titles:
THE LAND, THE AIR, THE WATER, and RECYCLING AND RECLAMATION. Video or
filmstrips, 23 page guide. (Filmstrips order #FS1018F..... $99.95.)

PART I: shows the land torn apart by construction, mining, farming and erosion,
and burdened with eyesores like billboards, junk, garbage, graffiti, and dilapidated
buildings.

PART II: presents various sources of air pollution and their consequences,
including smoke, dust, acid rain and noise.

PART III: recounts the damage to supplies of fresh water by industries, sewage,
farming, thermal pollution and carelessness.

PART IV: describes ways individuals can protect and reclaim their precious
environment.

CONTENT SAMPLE:

25. Aluminum and steel are important recycling materials also.

26. Their cash value changes from time to time depending on how they are handled in
transportation and at factories, but there is always the possibility of making some money from
their sale. Recently, recycled aluminum was worth 34¢ per pound.

REVIEWS: “A very well-done series that presents vividly the problems of pollution
and methods of improving the environment, with many points relating to our roles as consumers.”
Newsletter, American Council on Consumer Interests. “Recommended.” Media Review.
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