Science in the Courtroom

1. Science in the Courtroom Teaching scientific methods using a mock trial based on the famous ‘A Civil Action’ case E. Scott Bair Geological Sciences Ohio State University

3. 187 barrels of waste - May 1979 Well H 1967 400 gpm 88-ft deep 10-ft screen CLOSED H 118 ppb TCE G 267 ppb TCE CLOSED S47 S46 Well G 1964 700 gpm 90-ft deep 10-ft screen Aberjona River Valley • By the late 1950’s, Woburn needed • additional water supplies and drilled • test wells in the glacial sand and • gravel deposits underlying the • Aberjona River valley • In Feb 1982, 187 barrels of liquid • waste, reported to Woburn Police, • some leaking into the Aberjona River Aberjona River 5 parts per billion wetland Well S46 1958 160 gpm 51-ft deep 15-ft screen Riley Tannery

4. Anne Anderson et al. versusW.R. Grace & Co. et al. The May 1982 lawsuit alleges two companies improperly disposed of toxic chemicals that entered the groundwater flow system, contaminated Woburn municipal wells G & H, and prolonged ingestion led to severe health effects including leukemia, liver disease, and central nervous system disorders.

5. W.R. Grace & Co. Beatrice Foods Defendants 15 acres John Riley Co. tannery (Wildwood)

6. W.R. Grace H G Beatrice • In Feb 1982, 187 barrels of liquid • waste, reported to Woburn Police, • some leaking into the Aberjona River Ann Anderson Jimmy Anderson ALL diagnosed in Jan. 1971

7. H G Anderson’s E F D A B C 28 Childhood Leukemia Cases 1964 - 1986 (modified from F.A.C.E.)