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Up Close and Toxic

Item number (ISN):

338707

Series title:

The Nature of Things

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Item number (ISN):

338707

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: VIA SATELLITE

Accession:

2002-0001

Media:

Video

Part:

1 of 1

Release date:

2002-10-17

Production company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Description:

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This is a program about toxic chemicals in the home and the health hazards they pose. North Americans spend approximately 90% of their time indoors, at home, then in the office, in a car or at school. Toxicologists have found that the levels of most indoor air pollutants exceed those found outdoors - even in the most polluted cities. Very little is known about the long term or cumulative effects of indoor exposure to substances such as cleaning products, pesticides, paint dust, and lead particles in carpets, Children are more easily exposed to pollutants by breathing, eating and touching. Time-lapse photography demonstrates just how much and how widely pesticides from a neighbour's lawn are deposited throughout the house by pets. Wearing shoes inside the house is one the most common culprits in the spread of pollutants in our indoor environments. The documentary portrays a typical, yet fictional North American family - a group of actors, brought together in studio to provide a familiar backdrop. As they make their way through the day, mom, dad, daughter, toddler and dog interact with countless everyday items that are potentially harmful to them. Three experts, Dr. Richard Corsi, Dr. Donna Mergler, and John Roberts, appear in the documentary as "friendly ghosts," who know what dangers lurk in the home. The family is oblivious to the presence of these experts. Dr. Richard Corsi is an associate professor of environmental engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.~His research focuses on the sources of volatile and hazardous air pollutants such as drinking water, roofing materials, microcomputers, photocopiers, sewers, septic tanks, engineered wood products (particleboard, plywood), soil vapour intrusion into homes, and the interior components of cars. Dr. Donna Mergler is a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Quebec at Montreal. Her research interests focus on the identification of early physiological and neurological changes related to exposure to neurotoxic substances (metal and organic solvents and certain gases), thermoregulation and, more broadly, on the effects of working conditions on women's health. John Roberts is an advocate of improving indoor air quality who specializes in ways to reduce and control dangerous pollutants in the home. <1h>

Language:

English

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1. Description based on information on CBC web site.

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Vault ISN:

978023

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V4 2002-10-0046

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

VIA SATELLITE

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1024028

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

338707.MXF

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V4 2002-10-0046

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1024029

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

338707.MP4

Number of items:

1

Made from:

V4 2002-10-0046

Status:

REF
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Open

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Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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