Vermont, is author of The Child Who Stutters: To the Pediatrician, now in its 4th edition as well as a seminal textbook on the topic, Stuttering: An Integrated Approach to Its Nature and Treatment (4th Ed.).

About the Foundation

Malcolm Fraser, a successful businessman and stutterer, went on to establish and endow the nonprofit Stuttering Foundation in 1947. The Stuttering Foundation provides a toll-free helpline, 800-992-9392, and free online resources on its Website, www.StutteringHelp.org, including services, referrals and support to people who stutter and their families, as well as support for research into the causes of stuttering. Please visit us at www.StutteringHelp.org.Pat. No. 4,582,611 to Wang, it has been suggested to use conventional drain wicks at the contaminated site. In such case, water is injected into a plurality of the drain wicks, and the water and contaminants are removed from the remaining drain wicks, whereupon the removed water and contaminants are supplied to a separate treatment center. However, with this system, the water which leaves the entry wicks (so as to push the contaminants out of the exit wicks), also pushes the polluted or contaminated soil water further out of the contaminated area, thereby increasing the area of contamination and adds to the total volume of water to be treated. Since the cost of treatment of a contaminated site is a function of its area and volume, and since