Movie Description

A Plague on Our Children

A Plague on Our Children

(1979)

Overview

Dioxins, PCBs and profit v. public health. A hard-hitting investigation of dioxins and PCBs, with a clear scientific explanation of why they are the most poisonous man-made substances in existence, and the disturbing human consequences of exposure to them. Corporate defenders, scientists and victims appear, including U.S. veterans exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam war, factory workers exposed to PCBs, housewives exposed to toxic spray in logging areas, people exposed to the poisons at Love Canal and other waste disposal sites. Part One focuses on dioxin. Part Two focuses on PCBs.

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Facts

Original TitleA Plague on Our Children

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1979-10-02

Original Language

Runtime 01h 56m

Budget₹ 350000

Production CompaniesRichter Productions

Genres

  • Documentary