No Place to Hide

Synopsis: Filmed in Sudbury, Ontario, this programme illustrates the effects of mineral extraction and processing on the environment. The example used is nickel, and contrasts are drawn between two periods. In the past, pit-mining had little visible impact, but small-scale smelters had serious effects on local vegetation, soil and water. More recently open-cast mining and large smelters with tall chimneys reversed the local impacts, but produced acid rain damage over a wide area. Traces the history of the acid rain problem and explores the trade-offs between the use of technically feasible methods of landscape restoration and pollution reduction, the economic impact of increased costs, profit reduction and loss of competitive advantage. By raising public awareness of environmental issues, potential solutions are more likely to be found.
Series: Environment, Course U206
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1991
Availability: Off-air recording licence
Subjects: Environmental science
Keywords: acid rain; Canada; mining; mining industries; nickel

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