Reports by city/town: W

See our environmental health investigation reports for Massachusetts cities and towns starting with W.

Wakefield

• Evaluation of Thyroid Cancer Incidence in Wakefield, Massachusetts 1982-1997 (RTF)

Walpole

• Evaluation of Brain/CNS and Breast Cancer Incidence in Walpole, MA: 1998 - 2002 (September 2006) (DOC)
• Evaluation of Cancer Incidence, 1982-2000, and Environmental Concerns Related to the Bird Landfill in Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (DOC)
• Health Consultation: Neponset River and Ruckaduck Pond Sediment Contamination in Relation to Bird Machine Company Walpole, MA (DOC)

Wareham

• Evaluation of Cancer Incidence in the Old Onset Road Neighborhood of Wareham, MA, June 2005 (DOC)
  • Figure 1: Old Onset Road Neighborhood, Wareham, MA
  • Figure 2: Distribution of Cancer Diagnoses in the Old Onset Road Neighborhood by Year of Diagnosis (XLS)
  • Appendices:
    • Risk Factor Information for Selected Cancer Types - Breast Cancer (RTF)
    • Risk Factor Information for Selected Cancer Types - Lung Cancer (RTF)
    • Colorectal Cancer Risk Factor Information from American Cancer Society
    • Prostate Cancer Risk Factor Information from American Cancer Society

Watertown

• Evaluation of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Prostate Cancer, Stomach Cancer, and Thyroid Cancer Incidence in Watertown, Massachusetts and Adjacent Census Tracts 1982-1994 (RTF)
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  • Figure 1: Army Materials Technology Laboratory (AMTL) Watertown, Massachusetts
  • Figure 2: Study Area Census Tracts Army Materials Technology Laboratory Region Watertown, Massachusetts
  • Figure 3A: Distribution of Smoking Status for Watertown and Massachusetts: Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma 1982-1994
  • Table 1: Demographic Statistics for All Census Tracts (XLS)
  • Tables 2-6: Cancer Incidence in Watertown, MA 1982-1986 & 1987-1994 (XLS)
  • Tables 7-10: Cancer Incidence in Brighton/Allston, MA 1982-1986 & 1987-1994 (XLS)
  • Tables 11-12: Cancer Incidence in Cambridge, MA 1982-1986 & 1987-1994 (XLS)
  • Table 13: Cancer Incidence in Newton, MA 1982-1986 & 1987-1994 (XLS)

Wayland

• Evaluation of Brain Cancer Incidence in Weston and Wayland, MA (January 2006) (DOC)
• Health Consultation: Assessment of Cancer Incidence and Exposure Opportunities from the Former Dow Chemical Site in Wayland, 1982-1994, 1995 (RTF)
  • Appendix A: Response to Public Comments (RTF)
  • Figure 1: Location of Census Tracts in Wayland, MA
  • Figure 2A: Smoking Status of Selected Cancers During 1982-1992, Wayland, MA
  • Figure 2B: Smoking Status of Selected Cancers During 1982-1992, MA
  • Figure 3A: Known Smoking Status of Selected Cancers During 1982-1992, Wayland, MA
  • Figure 3B: Known Smoking Status of Selected Cancers During 1982-1992, MA
  • Figure 4: Distribution of Smoking Status Among Female Lung Cancer Cases 1987-1994
  • Figure 5: Female Breast Cancer Staging 1987-1994, Wayland vs. Massachusetts
  • Figure 6: Female Breast Cancer Staging 1987-1994, Census Tract 3661 vs. Census Tract 3662, Wayland vs. Massachusetts
  • Figure 7: Location of MDEP 21-E Sites in Wayland, MA
  • Figure 8: Site Sketch Dow Chemical Corporation (Former) Wayland, MA
  • Tables 1A-6: Cancer Incidence in Wayland, MA 1982-1992 (RTF)

Wellesley

• Diabetes surveillance in Weston, Wellesley, and Newton

Westfield

• Date Update: Bladder Cancer and Hodgkin Lymphoma in Westfield, 2004-2013
• Evaluation of Environmental Concerns Related to the Barnes Aquifer and Cancer Incidence, 1982-2000 (DOC)

Weston

• Diabetes surveillance in Weston, Wellesley, and Newton
• Evaluation of Brain Cancer Incidence in Weston and Wayland, MA (January 2006) (DOC)

Weymouth

• Assessment of Cancer Incidence in Weymouth, Abington, Hingham, and Rockland, Massachusetts (1982-1994 and 1995-1998)
• Health Consultation: Review and Comment on Radionuclide and Radon Investigations Conducted at the Weymouth Neck Site, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (RTF)

Wilmington

Wilmington Childhood Cancer Study: An Epidemiologic Investigation of Childhood Cancer from 1990-2000

(Alternate versions of these documents meeting ADA accessibility requirements will be made available soon)

• Executive Summary (PDF) | (DOC)
• Questions and Answers (PDF) | (DOC)
• Full Study Report (PDF) | (DOC)
• Appendices
  • Appendix A: Physician consent and participant recruitment letters (PDF) | (DOC)
  • Appendix B: Participant questionnaire and interview guide (PDF) | (DOC)
  • Appendix C: Modeling n-nitrosodimethylamine and trichloroethylene concentrations in the Wilmington, Massachusetts, water supply system: 1974 to 2000 (PDF) | (DOC)
  • Appendix D: Complete questionnaire summary results and associations with childhood cancer (PDF) | (DOC)
  • Appendix E: Confounding analysis results (PDF) | (DOC)

• Summary of the Interim Results of the Evaluation of Cancer Incidence Data for Wilmington, 1987-1995 (RTF)

Winchester

• Evaluation of Environmental Concerns at Ginn Field and Childhood Cancer Incidence from 2000-2008 in Winchester, Middlesex County, Massachusetts - January 2012 (DOC)

Woburn

• Evaluation of Breast Cancer Incidence in Woburn, MA (January 2015) (DOC)
• Evaluation of Environmental Concerns and Cancer Incidence, 2000-2003, Related to the Woburn Landfill in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (August 2008) (DOC)

History of Massachusetts Department of Public Health Involvement in Wells G & H

Documents

• Exposure to Wells G & H in Woburn Massachusetts - Peter J. Murphy, Ph.D. (RTF) **
• A Retrospective Study of Woburn 1949 - 1968 (RTF) **
• Cancer Mortality in Woburn A Three Decade Study (1949 - 1978) (RTF) **
• December 1979 - Woburn: Health Data Analysis 1969-1978 (RTF)
• Woburn: Cancer Incidence and Environmental Hazards 1969-1978 (RTF) **
• September 1981 - Cancer in Woburn, Massachusetts (RTF) **
• 1984 Childhood Leukemia, Woburn, MA (RTF) **
• June 1985 - Final Report of the Woburn Advisory Panel to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (RTF)
• September 1996 - Final Report of the Woburn Environment and Birth Study (RTF)
• July 1997 - Woburn Childhood Leukemia Follow-Up Study (RTF)
• Woburn Childhood Leukemia Follow-up Study

** Unfortunately, due to the quality of some original documents, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has not been able to make numerous figures and tables in this report available over the Internet. If you are interested in obtaining more information please contact the Bureau of Climate and Environmental Health.

Related Documents

• See and request archived public health assessments on ATSDR's website, such as:
  • February 1989 - Health Assessment Wells G&H, Woburn
  • December 1995 - Health Assessment - Industri-Plex Site in Woburn
  • December 1995 - Health Assessment Addendum - Wells G&H, Woburn
  • December 2002, Woburn Childhood Leukemia Follow-up Study published in peer review journal: The Science of The Total Environment

Worcester

• Environmental and Health Concerns in the Greendale Area of Worcester, Worcester MA - April 2012 (DOC)