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Poisoned water

Author: Llewellyn Smith; Kelly Thomson; Joe Morton; Robert Kirwan; Vicente Franco; All authors
Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2017] ©2017
Edition/Format:  DVD video : NTSC color broadcast system : English : WidescreenView all editions and formats
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In 2014, to reduce costs, city officials changed the source of Flint, Michigan's drinking water supply and as a result subjected its population to dangerous levels of lead contamination. This program looks at the logistics of the Flint water crisis and exposes vulnerabilities that exist in water systems throughout the county.
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Genre/Form: Documentary television programs
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Material Type: Videorecording
Document Type: Visual material
All Authors / Contributors: Llewellyn Smith; Kelly Thomson; Joe Morton; Robert Kirwan; Vicente Franco; BlueSpark Collaborative,; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.),; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),
ISBN: 9781531700270 1531700276
OCLC Number: 993441635
Language Note: In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Notes: Documentary.
"SDH subtitles (subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed-captions"--Container.
Subtitle on container: Citizens and scientists uncover the disturbing truth about public water systems.
Originally produced as an episode of the television series: Nova.
Program content: ©2017.
Widescreen (16x9).
Credits: Edited by Robert Kirwan ; director of photography, Vicente Franco.
Performer(s): Narrator, Joe Morton.
Event notes: Originally aired on television May 31, 2017.
Target Audience: Rating: TVPG.
Description: 1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Details: DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.
Other Titles: Nova (Television program)
Responsibility: Nova production by BlueSpark Collaborative, LLC for WGBH Boston ; produced by Llewellyn Smith, Kelly Thomson ; written and directed by Llewellyn Smith.

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In 2014, to reduce costs, city officials changed the source of Flint, Michigan's drinking water supply and as a result subjected its population to dangerous levels of lead contamination. This program looks at the logistics of the Flint water crisis and exposes vulnerabilities that exist in water systems throughout the county.

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