A Civil Action - The Woburn Toxic Trial > Resource Collections

# RESOURCE COLLECTIONS

These collections are intended for use by casual users, researchers, and students and faculty needing materials for assignments or for a mock trial.
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## Information from the Federal Trial

- A list of who's who among the plaintiffs, defendants, attorneys, expert witnesses, and others involved in the federal trial
- Trial documents including subpoenas, opening statements, closing arguments, Judge Skinner's charge to the jury, and trial exhibits
- Excerpts of trial testimony from 5 expert witnesses in the federal trial
- Newspaper articles written before, during, and after the federal trial
- Photographs of the plaintiffs' homes, defendants' properties, law offices and courthouse in Boston, courtroom, wells G and H, Aberjona River, U.S. Geological Survey activities, among others
- Images of healthy and leukemic blood cells
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## Videoclips and Images of Ohio State's Mock Trials

- Videoclips of students playing roles in one of the Ohio State mock trials
- Pictures of students from another Ohio State mock trial showing depositions, direct testimony, cross examination, explaining exhibits, sidebars, opening statements, closing arguments, and the verdict
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## Woburn's Industrial History, Water Supply System, and Two Superfund Sites

- Photographs of Woburn, its municipal wells and water distribution system, and monitoring wells
- Letters, reports, and images showing the exploration, construction, and use of wells G & H
- Historic photographs of tanneries and Aberjona River pollution
- Historic photographs of the Merrimack Chemical Co. & IndustriPlex Superfund Site in Woburn
- Aerial photographs of Woburn showing land-use changes between 1956 and 1990; includes an explanation of aerial photography and how to view aerial photos in 3-D
- Maps showing surficial geology, locations of plaintiffs' homes and defendants' properties, sources of VOCs, streets and street names
- Google Earth coverages showing features in Boston and Woburn
- Photographic overview of remediation activities at the Wells G & H Superfund Site
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## Data Sets

- U.S. Geological Survey water-level data (Excel 38kB May24 07) measured in 1985-1986, used by expert witnesses in the trial
- U.S. Geological Survey stream gaging data (Excel 19kB May24 07) measured between Olympia Avenue and Salem Street in 1985 and 1986, used by expert witnesses
- Construction details of U.S. EPA, state, and defendants' observation wells (Microsoft Word 95kB May25 07) used to measure water levels in 1985 and 1986
- Summary of site-specific permeability values (Microsoft Word 51kB May25 07) from various reports
- Compilation of well logs and VOC analyses (Acrobat (PDF) 2.7MB Jul3 06) from various reports
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## Visualizations

- Videoclips of dye moving in a sand tank model for demonstrating hydrogeologic concepts
- Visualizations from 1960 to 1986 of TCE movement, induced infiltration of river water to wells G & H, and concentrations of TCE + PCE in municipal water supplied to residences in Woburn
- Bibliography and references of articles, reports, maps, and theses in a searchable database
- Links to a variety of other websites dealing with Woburn and the federal trial
- Resources Organized by Learning Module
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