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Planet E. Episode 5, Toxic tankers for Bangladesh /

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Bangladesh: Final destination for freighters from all over the world. They are dismantled by an army of cheap labor. Accidents are a regular occurrence. Deaths and casualties are common. What can be done about this ever-present, toxic threat?

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Other Authors: Kegler, Alexandre (Producer), Beck, Sigrid (Producer) (Producer), Weinandt, Miriam (Producer), Kauth, Anne (Director, Screenwriter), Charles, Steven (Narrator) (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
German
Language Notes:In English with occasional passages in German; original lanugage in German.
Published: Washington, District of Columbia : MagellanTV, 2014.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Tankers > Environmental aspects > Bangladesh.
Cargo ships > Environmental aspects > Bangladesh.
Ships > Scrapping > Economic aspects > Bangladesh.
Tankers > Accidents > Bangladesh.
Environmental protection.
Environnement > Protection.
Environmental protection
Tankers > Accidents
Tankers > Environmental aspects
Bangladesh
Documentary television programs
Environmental television programs
Documentary television programs.
Environmental television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Bangladesh: Final destination for freighters from all over the world. They are dismantled by an army of cheap labor. Accidents are a regular occurrence. Deaths and casualties are common. What can be done about this ever-present, toxic threat?
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed October 03, 2023).
"Fixing Earth from your backyard".
Physical Description:1 online resource (29 minutes)
Playing Time:00:28:19