NOVA (1974 – ...)

1974 • 53 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 18 — Are You Swimming in a Sewer?

Name: Episode 18 — Are You Swimming in a Sewer?
Released: 1986-12-02
Duration: 55 min

Season 13 • NOVA

Released: 1986-12-02 • Documentary

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NOVA dips into the sad plight of our coastal waters, where toxic chemicals, raw sewage and disease-carrying microbes are routinely dumped.

Episode 1
Halley's Comet: Once in a Lifetime
1986-01-21

Episode 2
Goddess of the Earth
1986-01-28

Episode 3
Horsemen of China
1986-02-04

Episode 4
Life's First Feelings
1986-02-11

Episode 5
The Case of the Frozen Addict
1986-02-18

Episode 6
Toxic Trials
1986-02-25

Episode 7
Skydive to the Rain Forest
1986-03-04

Episode 8
Return of the Osprey
1986-03-11

Episode 9
The Rise of a Wonder Drug
1986-03-18

Episode 10
When Wonder Drugs Don't Work
1986-03-25

Episode 11
Visions of Star Wars
1986-04-22

Episode 12
The Search for the Disappeared
1986-10-14

Episode 13
The Planet that Got Knocked on its Side
1986-10-21

Episode 14
High-Tech Babies
1986-11-04

Episode 15
Can AIDS Be Stopped?
1986-11-11

Episode 16
Is Anybody Out There?
1986-11-18

Episode 17
Mystery of the Animal Pathfinders
1986-11-25

Episode 18
Are You Swimming in a Sewer?
1986-12-02

Episode 19
Sail Wars!
1986-12-09

Episode 20
Leprosy Can Be Cured!
1986-12-16

Episode 21
How Babies Get Made
1987-01-13