Air Pollution (3 Parts)

Synopsis

3: Pollution control and the philosophy behind related legislation. Practical methods of control include redesigning chimneys and modifications and alternatives to the internal combustion engine. For the future a balance will have to be struck between conservation, pollution and improving standards of living.

Language

English

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 22, 25, 31 min.

Year of production

1974

Availability

Sale

Notes

Thre films produced for industrial and higher education but with wider application.

Documentation

Accompanying notes.

Uses

Engineers, chemical engineers. *CHEMSOC

Subjects

Environmental science; Technology

Keywords

air quality; cars; pollution

Sections

Title

Sources and effects

Synopsis

1: Sources of air pollution including factories, transport and agriculture, and natural effects, including smog. Pollutants are graded by size. Looks at the constitutents of pollutants and how some are corrosive. Uses the automobile as an example of the w

Title

Science of the situation, The

Synopsis

2: How scientists have attempted to classify the problems and looks at techniques that have been developed to deal with air pollution. Examines centrifugal and electrostatic extractors and precipitators.

Title

Methods of control

Synopsis

3: Pollution control and the philosophy behind related legislation. Practical methods of control include redesigning chimneys and modifications and alternatives to the internal combustion engine. For the future a balance will have to be struck between con

Production Company

Name

Loughborough University of Technology

Sponsor

Name

Leverhulme Trust

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.