Pittsfield Case Study

SKIDMORE ANTHROPOLOGY

Pittsfield Case Study

Research Resources

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This site has research resources regarding the Pittsfield Case Study. Some links move from time to time.

Prepared by
Michael C. Ennis-McMillan
Assistant Professor of Anthropology

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Print materials in anthropology:
You may wish to consult anthropological material on Pittsfield and the relationship between the community and General Electric.

Lexis/Nexis data base:
Consult the Lexis/Nexis data base at Skidmore's Scribner Library.

Housatonic River Initiative website:
The Housatonic River Initiative continually updates links, and some may have moved. There are several sources on health issues related to PCBs.
http://www.housatonic-river.com/links.html

The Berkshire Eagle PCB website:
The website provides the full archives of articles plus current updates of the situation.
http://www.newschoice.com/ASP-Bin/ContentFrmBldr.asp?GPC=NeBe&ES=212.02

EPA, Region 01 - Pittsfield GE/PCB and Housatonic River sites: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/pcb/
http://www.epa.gov/surf2/hucs/01100005/
http://www.epa.gov/region01/pr/files/agreesum.html
http://www.epa.gov/region01/remed/sfsites/genelec.html
http://www.epa.gov/region01/oarm/lawlinks.html

Massachusetts DEP:
http://www.magnet.state.ma.us/dep/dephome.htm http://www.state.ma.us/scripts/dep/dep.idq?Search=pittsfield+and+pcb

General Electric websites:
http://www.ge.com/index.htm
http://www.ge.com/annual98/
http://www.ge.com/ibhis5.htm
http://www.ge.com/energyservices/patransf.htm

Other PCB sites from various sources:
http://www.enviroweb.org/publications/rachel/rhwn144.htm http://www.enviroweb.org/publications/rachel/rhwn295.htm http://www.enviroweb.org/publications/rachel/rhwn327.htm http://www.enviroweb.org/publications/rachel/rhwn329.htm http://www.llnl.gov/es_and_h/guidelines/pcb/pcb.html http://www.acsh.org/publications/reports/pcupdate2.html http://www.sciam.com/1998/0298issue/0298scicit2.html
http://copa.org/library/intro.htm http://www.rpi.edu/dept/environ/orgs/Clearwater/chronology.html http://www.electricity.org.uk/uk_inds/environ/env_26.html