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Genre/Form: | Documentaries and Factual Films Documentary films Feature films Nonfiction films |
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Material Type: | Clipart/images/graphics, Partial animation, Internet resource, Videorecording |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File, Visual material |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Carole Poliquin; Bullfrog Films. |
OCLC Number: | 870677333 |
Credits: | Producers, Carole Poliquin, Isaac Isitan ; written and directed by Carole Poliquin. |
Performer(s): | Narrator, Julie Burroughs (English version). |
Description: | 1 online resource (88 min.) : color |
Contents: | From Homo erectus to Homo toxicus -- Heavy metals in my blood -- Establishing a link -- Inuit kids feel the effects -- Weakening the immune system -- Attention deficit -- PBDEs -- Low levels of contamination -- Bisphenol A -- Breast cancer -- Hormones in beef -- Low levels can be dangerous -- Fewer Aamjiwnaang boys -- Mapping illnesses in the community -- Endocrine disrupter -- Atrazine and frogs -- The combined effect of pesticides -- Low sperm count -- Speaking out about atrazine -- French studies on spermatozoa -- Genital malformations -- Risk management vs. precautionary principle -- Government policy matters -- Toxic buffet -- Nature's warning signs. |
Responsibility: | [presented by] Bullfrog Films ; produced by Les productions ISCA. |
Abstract:
(Producer) Explores the myriad links between toxic substances and increasing health problems such as cancer, allergies, hyperactivity, and infertility. The findings challenge us to re-evaluate the laws and procedures currently in place to safeguard our health against man-made chemicals and potential environmental pollutants.
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