Acid Rain: Who Cares?

Synopsis

A Swedish view of the adverse effects of acid rain told through the framework of a conversation between a Swedish boy and his English penfriend, serving to highlight the fact that much of Sweden’s acid rain originates from Great Britain. Shows how tall chimneys at British power stations transfer the problem to Scandinavia. The effects of acid rain on plant and animal life are described. Shows Swedish government attempts to neutralise the effects, e.g. by adding powdered limestone to lake waters and by cleansing flue gases with limestone.

Language

English

Country

Sweden

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 29 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1983

Availability

Hire

Uses

Undergraduates. *CHEMSOC

Subjects

Environmental science

Keywords

acid rain; environment; pollution; Sweden

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

Scandinature Films for National Swedish Environment Protection Board

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.