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Brazil’s contaminated river Doce
Geoff Riley
12th November 2017
A short video revealing the long term economic and social damage from the contamination of a river following the bursting of an iron ore waste dam burst in the town of Mariana, Brazil.
A good clip to use when teaching negative externalities from production
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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