Libby, Montana /
Looks at the small logging and mining town of Libby, Montana in the context of its being deemed by the EPA as the worst case of community-wide exposure to a toxic substance in U.S. history. Shows how hundreds of the townsfolk in this blue-collar community are sick or have already died from exposure...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
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| Language: | English |
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[Oley, Pennsylvania] :
[Distributed by] Bullfrog Films,
[2006]
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | Looks at the small logging and mining town of Libby, Montana in the context of its being deemed by the EPA as the worst case of community-wide exposure to a toxic substance in U.S. history. Shows how hundreds of the townsfolk in this blue-collar community are sick or have already died from exposure due to asbestos contamination from the W.C. Grace & Co.'s vermiculite mine. Presents the stories of the people of Libby who have been affected by asbestos poisoning. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced by: High Plains Films, ©2006; previousy released in 2007. Title from title frames. |
| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video file (116 min.) : digital, sound, color and black and white |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player. |
| Audience: | 10 and up. |
| Production Credits: | Camera & sound, Drury Gunn Carr & Doug Hawes-Davis ; original score, Ned Mudd. |
| Access: | Access restricted to subscribing institutions. |
