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Toxic trials /

This program examines the origin of hazardous waste in Woburn, and follows government and private investigators as they try to assess the extent of contamination. It also explores the controversial subject of possible health effects, and whether epidemiologists can identify these effects in a scien...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Chedd-Angier Production Company, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), Coronet/MTI Film and Video
Other Authors: Provost, Richard
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Deerfield, Ill. : Coronet Film & Video, 1986.
Series:Nova series.
Subjects:
Environmental toxicology > Massachusetts > Woburn.
Chemical plants > Waste disposal > Health aspects > Massachusetts > Woburn.
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Summary:This program examines the origin of hazardous waste in Woburn, and follows government and private investigators as they try to assess the extent of contamination. It also explores the controversial subject of possible health effects, and whether epidemiologists can identify these effects in a scientifically reliable way.
Item Description:VHS format.
Teacher's guide inserted in container.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (58 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. + teacher's guide.
Production Credits:Photographer, Peter Hoving; editor, David Berenson.