Human waste /
An urgent environmental problem of our times is the disposal of human waste. The relationship between drinking water and waste effluents, disease and contaminants, is explained clearly in this challenging program. After showing a brief history of the Victorian sewage system, Human Waste stresses tha...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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New York, NY :
Filmakers Library,
1993.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | An urgent environmental problem of our times is the disposal of human waste. The relationship between drinking water and waste effluents, disease and contaminants, is explained clearly in this challenging program. After showing a brief history of the Victorian sewage system, Human Waste stresses that now "prevention is more economical than treatment." One preventive solution is the waterless composting toilet, championed by Abby Rockefeller. Waste is transformed by bacterial action into an odorless, germ-free fertilizer. Other visionary alternatives to traditional waste management are shown, such as using plants and trees to remove toxic metals from water. |
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| Item Description: | Previously published as DVD. Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011). Slide. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (52 min.) |
| Audience: | For College; Adult audiences. |
| Awards: | Third Prize, EarthPeace International Film Festival, 1993 |