Aggravation of Accumulation (2003)
Enviro-Tacklebox
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Educational
Place Covered: Albany, New York, Poughkeepsie, New York, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2003-09-24
Duration: 00:18:45
Subjects: Educational films | Science | Environment | Pollution
Contributors:
- Grandy, Greg Host
- Gautreaux, Kevin Producer
- Azene, Hendekea Speaker
- Aguilar, Priscilla Speaker
- Bergeron, Beau Speaker
- Sloan, Ronald Interviewee
- Alley, Earl Interviewee
- Kaul, N.G. Interviewee
- Reddy, Darshana Interviewee
- Reddy, Archana Interviewee
- Annapareddy, Revathi Interviewee
- Stvetzle, Christopher Interviewee
- Warner, Isiah Interviewee
- Canuel, Elizabeth Interviewee
- Grodner, Mary Interviewee
- L'Hoste, Lester Interviewee
- Motsenbocker, Carl Interviewee
Description
In this episode of the series “Enviro-Tacklebox” from September 24, 2003, host Greg Grandy and the student reporters explore bioaccumulation and biomagnification. They cover: high mercury levels in fish; PCB contamination in the Hudson River in New York; a project by students at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York, examining the negative impact of dredging the Hudson River; DDT contamination in birds that eat fish, including bald eagles, ospreys, and brown pelicans; the United Nations’ efforts to phase out the “Terrible 12” persistent organic pollutants, or POPs; PAHs; the pesticides used in farming; and organic farming. It includes interviews with: Ronald Sloan, scientist with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation; Earl Alley of the Mississippi State Chemical Lab; N.G. Kaul, the director of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Hudson River Field Office; Darshana Reddy, Archana Reddy, Revathi Annapareddy, and Christopher Stvetzle, students at Marist College; Isiah M. Warner, LSU professor; Elizabeth Canuel, a chemical oceanographer at the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences; Mary Grodner, a professor of pesticide safety at the LSU AgCenter in Baton Rouge; Lester L’Hoste of L’Hoste Citrus; and Carl Motsenbocker of the LSU AgCenter.