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Toxic Time Bomb

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Catalogue Number:  RTV003
Producer:  RESEARCHTV INC.
Producers:  Saxberg, Kelly
Directors:  Harpelle, Ron
Producing Agencies:  Sheba Films
Subject:  Canadian History, Canadian Social Issues, Consumer Studies, Criminal Justice & Law, Documentary, Environmental Studies, Health, History, Science, Social Issues, Social Sciences
Language:  English
Grade Level:  9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin:  Canada
Copyright Year:  2020
Running Time:  25:57


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“Toxic Time Bomb” is about the impact of industrial pollution on a community and about activists who have spent 30 years fighting to ensure that industry and government take responsibility for the destruction of the environment in and around their community. Agent Orange, was produced in Elmira, Ontario, a small farming community just outside Waterloo. In late 1989 Elmira was obliged to shut down its water supply because of the discovery of high levels of various chemicals in the aquifer that flows under the town.

“This shocking exposé shows how episodes of ‘local’ contamination in Canada are connected to the wider geography of chemical production, biological warfare, and the long-term ecological and public health legacies of our chemical world. It’s also a compelling story of determined citizen activism in the face of corporate irresponsibility and government denial.” -Arn Keeling, Memorial University


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