Confusion over the Aberjona River part of A Civil Action - The Woburn Toxic Trial:Key Issues in the Trial
One of the major discrepancies among the three expert hydrogeologists testifying in the trial was the role of the Aberjona River played in the local groundwater flow system. The judge was even baffled by the ...

Scientists in the Courtroom part of A Civil Action - The Woburn Toxic Trial:Key Issues in the Trial
Overview As technology continues to grow more complex, the use of scientists and engineers in the courtroom will become ever more commonplace. The procedures for civil trials have similarities to and contrasts ...

Judge Skinner's Controversial Rulings part of A Civil Action - The Woburn Toxic Trial:Key Issues in the Trial
Overview There have been numerous articles written about Judge Skinner's handling of the Woburn toxic trial. Some articles expressed the opinion that Judge Skinner stacked the deck against the plaintiffs, ...

Leather Tanning part of A Civil Action - The Woburn Toxic Trial:Key Issues in the Trial
History of Leather Tanning in Woburn One of the defendants in the Woburn case was a leather tanning site. The town had a long history (and pollution legacy) from leather tanning at the site. In the mid 1860's ...

Module 3: Understanding the Geology part of A Civil Action - The Woburn Toxic Trial:Learning Modules:3 - Geologic Setting
Module Goals: Familiarize students with the basic geology of the study site. Gain experience completing cross sections and contouring geologic data. Student Assignment Overview In response to the lawsuit, both ...

Learning Module 1: Timeline of Events part of A Civil Action - The Woburn Toxic Trial:Learning Modules:1 - Timeline
Student Assignment Issues and Topics to Consider 1. Browsing the newspaper articles written by Charles C. Ryan between 1979 and 1982 for the Woburn Daily Times Chronicle and the Woburn Health Studies by the ...

Learning Module 2: Investigating Cancer and Clusters part of A Civil Action - The Woburn Toxic Trial:Learning Modules:2 - Cancer
Student Assignment After reviewing the module information on cancer and reviewing information specific to the Woburn cancer cluster, answer the following questions. 1. The Massachusetts Department of Health ...

Learning Module 3: Constructing a Geologic Cross Section part of A Civil Action - The Woburn Toxic Trial:Learning Modules:3 - Geologic Setting
Student Assignment Geologic cross sections provided two-dimensional slice of Earth's subsurface and is used to help understand geologic conditions that occur in specific areas of the cross section. Creating ...

Learning Module 4: Groundwater Hydrology- Contouring Potentiometric Surfaces Wells G & H Superfund Site, Woburn, MA part of A Civil Action - The Woburn Toxic Trial:Learning Modules:4 - Groundwater Hydrology
Student assignment Land surface elevation in the area surrounding Wells G & H Superfund Site, Woburn, Massachusetts (courtesy of Paul Spahr; Image data courtesy of Office of Geographic and Environmental ...

Learning Module: Ground-Water Hydrology-Constructing a Potentiometric Profile Wells G & H Superfund Site, Woburn, MA part of A Civil Action - The Woburn Toxic Trial:Learning Modules:4 - Groundwater Hydrology
Student Assignment Introduction Potentiometric surface maps, like the one constructed for Problem 2 in this chapter, combined with flow line analysis are important tools for visualizing the directions of ...