Description: Polluted groundwater at Otis Air Force Base on Cape Cod contaminates Falmouth drinking water and is thought related to elevated cancer rates in vicinity.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/07/1991
Description: MWRA funds study to determine how long it will take Boston Harbor to flush out pollutants after cleanup process. Waves in water tank in MIT lab.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/13/1989
Description: Provincetown has water supply problem; uses Truro's wells. Old fuel oil spill contaminated aquifer. (part 1 of 2)
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/08/1987
Description: Provincetown needs new well fields to supplement good drinking water obtained from Truro's South Hollow Station. (part 2 of 2)
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/09/1987
Description: Greek tanker World Prodigy in Narragansett Bay after oil spill. Sailboat off Brenton Reef. Slight oil slick on surface of water.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/27/1989
Description: SEVERE POLLUTION OF BOSTON HARBOR, OIL SLICK, SEWAGE OVERFLOW, DEAD FISH. William Golden, Ian Menzies.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/08/1986
Description: Obstacles to Boston Harbor cleanup. B-roll of bad harbor conditions. Judge Paul Garrity, Michael Deland
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/10/1986
Description: Inadequately treated sewage pollutes Boston Harbor. Paul Garrity wants Spectacle Island to be conservation land, not sludge plant. Rep. Marjorie Clapprood, Rep. Paul Harold.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 09/22/1987
Description: South End pumping station and sewage treatment plant. Equipment inside, pipes labelled hot water, cold water, vent. Pressure gauge, motor, flow chart. Control panel with switches and alarms. Sign on exterior: Pollution Abatement and Flood Control Facility, City of Boston.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/08/1978
Description: At Baird & McGuire Superfund site, dioxin and heavy metals are still being cleaned up to prevent further contamination of drinking water in Holbrook. Residents are concerned about cancer.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/07/1991