Woburn (Massachusetts)

Middlesex County

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Woburn is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. In 2000, the population amounted to 37 258.

In the recent past Woburn made ​​mainly by an environmental scandal talked about. In the 1970s, the number of people, especially children who developed leukemia increased by leaps and bounds. This was due to two wells used for drinking water, which were contaminated with various carcinogenic chemicals. In the 1980s, it affected families complained against the company Beatrice Foods and WR Grace and Company as an alleged cause of drinking water contamination. The lawsuits were compared out of court.

The scandal was the author Jonathan Harr as a basis for his Civil Procedure (Original Title: A Civil Action ). In 1998, the novel starring John Travolta and Robert Duvall was filmed in the lead roles.

Woburn is the birthplace of the scientist Benjamin Thompson and actor Eric Bogosian.