Films for the Humanities and Sciences

The Ocean Sink

Governments at all levels are slow to protect their own environments, wanting proof of damage before acting. The dancing cats of Minimata are the emblem of this syndrome—their nervous systems destroyed by mercury-laced fish. Industrial waste containing mercury was poured into Japanese waters; fish absorbed the mercury; humans—as well as cats—ate the fish, and hundreds died, or were disabled or deformed. It took 20 years for injured parties to obtain compensation. This program visits other sites around the world to reveal what happens when the sea is used as a dumping ground and to show how difficult it is to solve waste disposal problems, even when the problems are recognized. For where is waste to go? (29 minutes)

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Item#: BVL2296
Copyright date: ©1990

Part of the Series : The Blue Revolution


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