https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/3f3bd6c6-d7c3-4598-926e-4f40606e4361 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com This documentary "The Poisoned Air" dates to 1968 and looks at the threat of air pollution. (This is part one of the film, the second half has not yet been scanned.) 00:00 The film describes air pollution across America, from the Midwest to the Pacific Coast, and its impact on various landscapes and communities.0:58: The film expands its scope, noting that air pollution is a global issue, affecting places like Lebanon and Rome.1:53: The film highlights the severity of air pollution in industrialized nations, including Britain and Japan.2:23: The film contrasts America's current polluted state with its past, when the air was much cleaner.2:48: The film presents perspectives from experts like Dr. Lewis Batton and Captain Lane Guthrie, who have witnessed the increasing haze and pollution over the years.3:55: The film explains the composition of the Earth's atmosphere and how it is being polluted by industrial waste.4:41: The film discusses the potential long-term consequences of air pollution, such as climate change and rising sea levels.5:16: The film shifts to the economic costs of air pollution, detailing the damage it causes to various materials and industries.6:42: The film explores the health effects of air pollution, referencing specific incidents like the Donora, Pennsylvania smog event and the London killer fog, and the rise of respiratory diseases.8:01: The film shows the damage polluted air does to human lungs.8:08: The film includes an interview with Dr. Paul Cotin, who discusses the link between air pollution and lung cancer, citing experiments with animals.9:30: The film traces the sources of air pollution to various human activities, including industry, transportation, and waste disposal.11:16: The film discusses the history of air pollution control efforts in the United States, noting the slow initial response.11:45: The film highlights Los Angeles as a city that took action due to the severity of its smog problem.11:59: The film recounts the history of air pollution in St. Louis and the citizen activism that led to cleanup efforts.14:43: The film discusses Pittsburgh's efforts to combat air pollution, led by Mayor David Lawrence, and the challenges faced due to the coal industry.18:21: The film explains that while cleaning up smoke from soft coal was a relatively simple problem, the 1950s and 1960s brought new and more complex pollution problems due to population growth, industrial expansion, and increased car usage.18:58: The film concludes by stating that Los Angeles was the first city to face the new threat of complex air pollution. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im7PzLMavZE Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:08:46 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tube.vikezor.click https://tube.vikezor.click/lazy-static/avatars/2be4754f-8a01-4ab9-83e5-9d25db37d8cf.webp https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/3f3bd6c6-d7c3-4598-926e-4f40606e4361 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tube.vikezor.click/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.