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Area of influence and zone of contribution to Superfund-Site Wells G and H, Woburn, Massachusetts
C.F. Myette, J. Olimpio, D.G. Johnson
This is a useful publication for anyone using 'A Civil Action' or the Woburn, Massachusetts superfund site as a case study or for an assignment. The article contains geological ...

Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Contaminant hydrology, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Point Source Pollution, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface, Groundwater flow, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Economics, Environmental Science:Waste:Toxic and Hazardous Wastes:Metals, Environmental Science:Mineral Resources:Mining, Environmental Science:Waste:Waste Solid :Industrial Waste
Resource Type: Policy Resources:Opinion, Scientific Resources:Research Results

American Heat: Ethical Problems with the United States' Response to Global Warming
Donald A. Brown
This book by Donald Brown opens with a historical analysis of America's response to global warming, and continues with a look at the history of scientific and political concern with climate ...

Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience:Geology, Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Biology, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Ethics/Values, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Opinion, Policy Resources, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Research Results

The Makings of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act: A Legislative History and Analysis
William J. Chandler, Hannah Gillelan
This article analyzes whether the Sanctuaries Act of 1972 has performed its preservation mission, and how it might be improved to ensure that our marine resources are protected for the future.

Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Biology, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Policy:US National Policy, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Habitats, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results, Overview/Reference Work, Opinion, Policy Resources

In the Spirit of Crazy Horse
Peter Matthiessen
This book that was banned from the US for eight years and covers the events leading up to the 1975 violence at Wounded Knee, the shoot-out, Leonard Peltier's extradition, the Supreme Court case, ...

Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Education, Environmental Science:Policy, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Project, Policy Resources:Opinion

Remediation of the Wells G and H Superfund Site, Woburn, Massachusetts
E.S. Bair, M.A. Metheny
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 ...

Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Contaminant hydrology, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Point Source Pollution, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Economics, Environmental Science:Mineral Resources:Mining, Environmental Science:Waste:Waste Solid :Industrial Waste, Environmental Science:Waste:Toxic and Hazardous Wastes:Metals
Resource Type: Policy Resources:Opinion, Scientific Resources:Research Results, Overview/Reference Work

Models in the courtroom
E.S. Bair
This article provides background information about the societal and technical aspects of the famous 'A Civil Action' trial. It also proposes that the steps involved in constructing a ...

Subject: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Point Source Pollution, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Contaminant hydrology, Groundwater modeling, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Economics, Environmental Science:Waste:Toxic and Hazardous Wastes:Metals, Environmental Science:Waste:Waste Solid :Industrial Waste, Environmental Science:Mineral Resources:Mining
Resource Type: Policy Resources:Opinion, Policy Resources, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Research Results

Progress toward Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization in the North American Gold Mining Industry
Gavin Hilson, Barbara Murck
This paper addresses the two most environmentally problematic areas in the gold mine industry, which are the use of cyanide and acid mine drainage. The authors outline the environmental options ...

Subject: Environmental Science:Waste:Waste Solid :Industrial Waste, Environmental Science:Waste:Toxic and Hazardous Wastes:Metals, Environmental Science:Mineral Resources:Mining, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Point Source Pollution, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Economics
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results, Policy Resources:Opinion

A case control study of childhood leukemia in Woburn, Massachusetts: the relationship between leukemia incidence and exposure to drinking water
K. Costas, R.S. Knorr, S.K. Condon
This article provides a review of previous health studies of the famous groundwater contamination case at Woburn, MA. The text summarizes the number and distribution of childhood leukemia cases ...

Subject: Environmental Science:Waste:Waste Solid :Industrial Waste, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Point Source Pollution, Environmental Science:Waste:Toxic and Hazardous Wastes:Metals, Environmental Science:Mineral Resources:Mining, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Economics, Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water quality/chemistry , Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Research Results, Policy Resources:Opinion, Scientific Resources:Bibliography

The Science Behind 'A Civil Action' - The Hydrogeology of the Aberjona River, Wetland and Woburn Wells G and H
M.A. Metheny, E.S. Bair
This is a GSA guidebook contribution giving the field trip log and descriptions from a field trip to Woburn, Massachusetts during the 2001 GSA annual meeting. The article contains graphs, maps, data, ...

Subject: Environmental Science:Waste:Waste Solid :Industrial Waste, Environmental Science:Waste:Toxic and Hazardous Wastes:Metals, Environmental Science:Mineral Resources:Mining, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Economics, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Point Source Pollution, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Contaminant hydrology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Policy Resources:Opinion, Scientific Resources:Research Results

The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

http://www.critfc.org/
This site provides information about the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) and its activities in conserving salmon habitats. The site features a collection of information about the ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Habitats, Environmental Science:Policy:State Policy, Local Policy, Biology, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning:Large-Scale Development, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources:Fisheries, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Policy Resources