The impact of pollution on our environment
World Service,Β·12 episodes
Impact on the environment and what this could mean for the future
The Chernobyl accident means that tens of thousands of people will develop cancers
The Bhopal gas tragedy in 1984 is widely regarded as the world's worst industrial accident
Sea pollution occured following the illegal discharge of mercury
DDT was initially considered a miracle pesticide, but caused huge damage to the ecosystem
The effects of air pollution on people's health
A look at the corrosive and harmful effects of acid rain
The Torrey Canyon was a big supertanker carrying a cargo of 120,000 tons of crude oil
Dust storms caused ecological damage to North American prairies in the 1930s
Mining is one of the least sustainable human enterprises
Looking for evidence of global warming and questioning whether humans are to blame
What can we do about human impact on our planet?
