For my investigation of Anime and the environment, I analyzed segments from the film Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind. Early on in the film, viewers see the main character, Nausicaä, for the first time wearing a breathing apparatus, gloves, and a full body outfit as she travels through a jungle. Her outfit brought to mind the Nuclear/Biological/Chemical (NBC) suits that persons wear while handling hazardous material. As the film continues, Nausicaä exercises extreme caution while she handles plants initially believed to be quite poisonous. As plant spores begin to fall from the sky, she comments on the beauty of the ordeal, then exclaims, “It’s hard to believe that [these plants] could kill me, 5 minutes without a mask and I would be dead.” In Nausicaä’s world, persons must realize a shocking truth: the outside world has become heavily polluted to the point that everyone must wear protective gear when traveling outside. Nausicaä and all persons on her plant can no longer enjoy the beauty of the outdoors due to extreme soil pollution and contamination. In Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind, the environmental effects shown were fictional;
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China also has a significant issue with soil contamination. According to a report conducted by the Chinese government as cited in the article above, 19.4 percent (or roughly 1/5) of China’s farm land has become polluted and deemed dangerous for agricultural use. The study shows that almost all of this pollution originates from inorganic materials such as cadmium, nickel, and arsenic – byproducts of human industrial and agricultural activities. Unusable farm land poses an issue for all countries, but especially China as it is burdened by the need to sustain the world’s largest population of over 1.3 billion people. China must take a step back from industry and a step toward caring for the environment if they wish to preserve life within their
China also has a significant issue with soil contamination. According to a report conducted by the Chinese government as cited in the article above, 19.4 percent (or roughly 1/5) of China’s farm land has become polluted and deemed dangerous for agricultural use. The study shows that almost all of this pollution originates from inorganic materials such as cadmium, nickel, and arsenic – byproducts of human industrial and agricultural activities. Unusable farm land poses an issue for all countries, but especially China as it is burdened by the need to sustain the world’s largest population of over 1.3 billion people. China must take a step back from industry and a step toward caring for the environment if they wish to preserve life within their