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This page enables the user to search for and view annotated references dealing with the Woburn Toxic Trial and its aftermath, the Woburn Wells G & H Superfund Site, and teaching with 'A Civil Action'. The references include journal articles, master's theses and Ph.D. dissertations, and state and federal reports.
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Remediation of the Wells G and H Superfund Site, Woburn, Massachusetts part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This article gives a detailed description of the sources and distributions of TCE and PCE at the Woburn superfund site. It also describes the various types of remediation systems being used to ...
A Civil Action part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Poignant book about the contamination of Woburn municipal wells G and H and the lawsuit alleging that the prolonged consumption of the contaminated groundwater by W.R. Grace and Beatrice Foods led to ...
Childhood leukemia in Woburn, Massachusetts part of SERC Print Resource Collection
An important report by the investigators at the Massachusetts Department of Health documenting the frequency of childhood leukemias in Woburn compared to other nearby cities and areas.
Speciation and fate of arsenic in three lakes of the Aberjona watershed part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Technical article describing research on the types of arsenic and their fates found in lakes within the Aberjona River watershed. Nice article for geochemists and those interested in it.
Groundwater transport of arsenic and chromium at a historical tannery, Woburn, Massachusetts, U.S.A. part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Professional article regarding the geochemistry of arsenic and chromium transport at an historic tannery in the Aberjona River watershed.
Practicing mathematics in the public arena: challenges and outcomes in some prominent cases part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Discussion of how mathematical modeling is used in the public arena using the Woburn Toxic Trial and Nevada Test Site as examples.
Exposure to Wells G and H in Woburn, Massachusetts part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Important report describing the water supply system and water distribution system operating in Woburn from the early 1960s to 1979, when wells G and H were closed. Appendices include table listing ...
Fifty Years of Studies of the Biology and Therapy of Childhood Leukemia part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Detailed review of changes in the treatment of childhood leukemia.
Hair analysis does not support hypothesized arsenic and chromium exposure from drinking water in Woburn, Massachusetts part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Interesting technical article about arsenic levels measured in the 'locks' of children who lived in Woburn during the time when wells G and H were operating.
Central nervous system defects in children born to mothers exposed to organic solvents during pregnancy part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Very technical article describing birth defects in children whose mothers were exposure to organic solvents.