The wasting of a wetland /

The abuse of wetlands--by filling, draining and polluting--is preventing the wetlands from performing their vital environmental functions: flood prevention, pollution filtration, and supplying fresh water. This film looks at the danger faced by the Florida Everglades, as its existence is being threa...

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Other Authors: Geer, Stephen (Narrator)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: [Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [1990]
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Summary:The abuse of wetlands--by filling, draining and polluting--is preventing the wetlands from performing their vital environmental functions: flood prevention, pollution filtration, and supplying fresh water. This film looks at the danger faced by the Florida Everglades, as its existence is being threatened by modern industrial pollution, agriculture and development for a burgeoning human population.
Item Description:Originally produced by: Daniel Elias, ©1990; previously released in 1991.
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Physical Description:1 streaming video file (23 min.) : digital, sound, color
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
Audience:7 and up.
Production Credits:Camera, Erik Mortensen ; editor, Daniel Elias ; music, Evan Seplow.
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