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Brazil’s contaminated river Doce

Geoff Riley

12th November 2017

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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

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty 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 and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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