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  1. Keeping an Industrial Country Green (1979 Film)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Three examples of preservation in the Federal Republic of Germany are shown: redesign of the over-developed industrial landscape along the Ruhr, recultivation of the open-pit lignite mining area and measures...

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  2. Castles of Clay (1978 Film)

    Producer
    Alan Rout
    Subject
    Biology; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    About the life cycle and ecology of the African termite. These tiny, blind creatures construct towering hills weighing tons, ingeniously control air flow and humidity to maintain a constant temperature, grow...

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  3. Lead Pollution of Roadsides (1978 Video)

    Director
    John Macpherson
    Producer
    John Bernard Kenworthy
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats.

    Provides a talking point for further discussion on pollution.

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  4. Voyage of Charles Darwin, The (1978 Video)

    Producer
    Christopher Ralling
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 6 x 60 min., 1995 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Drama documentary of Darwin’s journey of discovery in HMS Beagle during which he developed his theory of evolution. The programme retraces Darwin’s path from Cornwall, round South America and to the...

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  5. River That Came Clean, The (1977 Video)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Considers the pollution of the River Thames, tracing the history of the problem from the 19th century and showing the improvement brought about in recent years by the construction of two sewage treatment works.

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  6. Water Management (2 Parts) (1977 Film, Video)

    Director
    Brian Spencer
    Producer
    Brian Spencer
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Part 1: To maintain the quality of mains water, collected, treated and distributed by the water authorities requires close control of waste water discharges by industry at all stages. Costs of supplying and...

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  7. Heavy Metals As Contaminants of the Human Environment (1976 Audio)

    Subject
    Chemistry; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, Audiocassette. 100 min., 1998 sale: £10.75 (inclusive)

    A discussion of some of the effects on man arising from the increasing use and distribution of heavy metals, particularly lead, cadmium and mercury. Accompanying booklet with supplementary information and...

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  8. River Must Live, The (1976 Video)

    Director
    Alan Pendry
    Producer
    Douglas Gordon
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 21 min.

    Shows what happens when a river is overloaded with more waste than it can absorb, and the consequences to those who depend on it. Shows in microscopic detail the organisms which preserve the balance of life...

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  9. Family That Lives with Elephants, The (1975 Film)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Iain Douglas-Hamilton’s Oxford PhD project was to study the ecology of the elephant population over a five-year period and advise on its co-existence with farming developments. Access to lush montane...

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  10. Living Sediments: Prelude to Palaeoecology (1975 Film, Video)

    Director
    Peter Coltman
    Producer
    Peter Coltman
    Subject
    Environmental science; Geology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Introduces geology students to the kind of thinking required to set up an actualistic model for interpreting ancient environments. The theme is the need to study modern processes at all scales from the...

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