Oil Spills (1994)
Dr. Dad's PH3
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Educational
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1994
Duration: 00:14:18
Subjects: Educational films | Science | OIL SPILLS | Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.) | Portier, Ralph J. | Microorganisms
Contributors:
- Tomecek, Steve Host
- Portier, Ralph Interviewee
Description
In this episode of the series “Dr. Dad’s PH3” from 1994, Dr. Dad teaches Olivia and her friends how to clean up an oil spill using sorbents. Dr. Dad also visits Dr. Ralph Portier, an environmental sciences professor at Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge, who discusses his research into using microbes to clean up land spills.