Bill Smith’s New Chemical (1979)

Duration: 0:23:49

Year Published: 1979

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: This industrial film was produced by Dow Chemical Company to alleviate fears about chemicals and toxicology in many everyday products produced by Dow. The film explains (in a slightly paternalistic fashion) that chemicals are everywhere and that moderation is important. The narrator visits the Midland, Michigan toxicology lab where Dow employees demonstrate how new chemicals are tested for toxicity.