Episode number 4 of Series “Waterworks”.
Episode 4, ‘Taps and toilets’, deals with how human usage plays a role in the water cycle. Areas of human usage (both industrial and domestic) are discussed from the source point to the processes used for the purification of waste-water. Increased demand for water has highlighted long-standing problems with water supply including pollution. Forms of pollution discussed are tree clearing, salination and rainwater (carrying pesticides etc to our bays). Also discussed are unconfined aquifers (which explains our Billabongs), and confined aquifers like the Artesian Basin. Narrated by writer and producer Dick Beilby, this program creates relationships between our use of water and broader climatic environment beyond the taps and toilets - “the part of the water cycle that mostly connect with our lives”.
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314714
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English
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Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Coastal ecology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ecology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ecology - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Freshwater ecology
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Irrigation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Irrigation - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Irrigation water
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ocean
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ocean currents
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ocean waves
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Salinity - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water - Analysis
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water - Pollution
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water - Pollution - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water conservation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water quality - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water resources development
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water table
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water use
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water, Underground
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water-power
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water-storage
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water-supply - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Ocean waves
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Sewerage
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Sewerage - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water - Analysis
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water - Purification
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water consumption
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water quality - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water resources development
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-power
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-storage
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-supply
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-supply - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cholera
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drinking water - Health aspects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Water consumption
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Sound
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Colour
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)