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CIVE 3800-01: Engineering Boston
Boston Harbor Cleanup
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Internet Resources on the Boston Harbor Cleanup
The Boston Harbor Cleanup
This 1992 article by Paul F. Levy and Michael Connor provides an overview of the sewage treatment technologies and costs related to the Harbor cleanup.
A Case Study of Construction Management on the Boston Harbor Project
An examination of the complex construction management measures that were undertaken to keep the project on schedule in accordance with court decrees.
EPA's Role in the Restoration of Boston Harbor (Video)
Describes how Boston Harbor went from the most heavily polluted to one of the cleanest waterways in the nation (8:37 min).
Evaluating Boston Harbor Cleanup: An Ecosystem Valuation Approach
This 2018 article examines the environmental cleanup of Boston Harbor from an economic viewpoint.
How We Cleaned Up the "Dirtiest Harbor in America (Video)
Provides a tour of the Deer Island Wastewater Treatment plant, the nation's second-largest.
Offshore Drilling Accident, Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts
The investigation of an accident that caused the death of one worker, and injuries to two others. Highly illustrated with photos and project drawings.
State of Boston Harbor Report,1995: The New Treatment Plant Makes Its Mark
A highly illustrated overview of the Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant and its role in cleaning up Boston Harbor.
Trapped under the Sea (Video)
Describes the circumstances surrounding the deaths of two divers in the Boston Harbor Sewage Outfall Tunnel (11 min).
When Good Teams Go Wrong (Nut Island Sewage Treatment Plant)
In this Harvard Business Review article, Paul F. Levy examines the troubled organizational culture that led to the plant's closure in 1997.
Books and E-Books on the Harbor Cleanup
Marine Outfall Construction: Background, Techniques, and Case Studies
by
Robert A. Grace
Call Number: 628.2 .G72 2009
ISBN: 0784409846
Publication Date: 2009
Marine Wastewater Outfalls and Treatment Systems
by
Philip J. W. Roberts, et al.
Call Number: 628.39 .M27 2010
ISBN: 1843391899
Publication Date: 2010
Mastering Boston Harbor: Courts, Dolphins, and Imperiled Waters
by
Charles M. Haar
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 9780674015289
Publication Date: 2005
Political Waters: The Long, Dirty, Contentious, Incredibly Expensive but Eventually Triumphant History of Boston Harbor
by
Eric Jay Dolin
Call Number: 363.7394 .D65 2004
ISBN: 1558496416
Publication Date: 2008
Trapped under the Sea: One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles Into the Darkness
by
Neil Swidey
Call Number: 363.11962 .S85 2014
ISBN: 0307886735
Publication Date: 2015
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