Bibliograph

Something in the water, by Wendy Page and Trudy McRobert, Part 2

Type

Label

Something in the water, by Wendy Page and Trudy McRobert, Part 2

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Something in the water

Medium

electronic resource

Oclc number

884786465

Responsibility statement

by Wendy Page and Trudy McRobert

Runtime

Series statement

Australian storyEnvironmental studies in video

Summary

Local doctor Alison Bleaney was concerned about rare cancers among her patients. Marine ecologist Marcus Scammell had been called in to investigate oyster mortality and deformities. At the same time, the Tasmanian Devil facial tumour disease was first found in the same small pocket of NE Tasmania. Was a connection remotely possible and was there a link to something in the water? Faced with what they saw as government indifference, Bleaney and Scammell launched a private investigation, paying out of their own pockets for expensive laboratory testing. They expected to find pesticide contamination. But they were wrong. Instead, it is suggested, they 'stumbled across' something as significant as it was unexpected. Part 2 of this program exclusively reveals the results of the detective work in laboratories here and overseas… and the worrying implications

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Contributor

Genre