Episode
NOVA: The Big Spill
Overview
Covering last year's Exxon Valdez oil spill from an unexplored angle, NOVA focuses on how technology failed in preventing, containing and cleaning up the Alaskan disaster.
Details
- Series
- NOVA
- Season
- Season 17
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1990-02-27
- Runtime
- 55 min
Episode context
The Big Spill is Episode 5 in Season 17 of NOVA. It aired on 1990-02-27. The runtime is 55 min.
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