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Living Conditions

The impact of pollution on our environment

World Service,12 episodes

Episodes

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Human Impact on Environment
Impact on the environment and what this could mean for the future
13 mins04 Jun 2001
Chernobyl, Ukraine
The Chernobyl accident means that tens of thousands of people will develop cancers
13 mins09 Jul 2001
Bhopal Gas Tragedy
The Bhopal gas tragedy in 1984 is widely regarded as the world's worst industrial accident
13 mins11 Jul 2001
Minamata, Japan
Sea pollution occured following the illegal discharge of mercury
13 mins20 Jul 2001
DDT pesticide
DDT was initially considered a miracle pesticide, but caused huge damage to the ecosystem
13 mins20 Jul 2001
Smog
The effects of air pollution on people's health
13 mins01 Aug 2001
Acid Rain
A look at the corrosive and harmful effects of acid rain
14 mins02 Aug 2001
Torrey Canyon Disaster
The Torrey Canyon was a big supertanker carrying a cargo of 120,000 tons of crude oil
13 mins09 Aug 2001
Dust Bowls
Dust storms caused ecological damage to North American prairies in the 1930s
13 mins20 Aug 2001
Mining
Mining is one of the least sustainable human enterprises
13 mins22 Aug 2001
Global Warming
Looking for evidence of global warming and questioning whether humans are to blame
13 mins03 Sep 2001
Global Impact
What can we do about human impact on our planet?
13 mins21 Sep 2001