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Freshwater World

Freshwater World

1974•24m
Documentary

This documentary explores a variety of projects undertaken by scientists at Environment Canada's Freshwater Institute in Winnipeg to study the processes that pollute or disrupt clean and balanced freshwater environments.

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ONF | NFB

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Stanley Jackson

Narrator

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