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Public Water and MTBE

Speakers:
Michael Burke, Director, Bur. of Public Water Supply Protection, Center for Environmental Health
Nancy Kim, PhD, Director of Environmental Health Assessment, Center for Environmental Health, NYS Dept. of Health

Program Description:
In late 1999, “60 Minutes” aired a program on how the gasoline additive MTBE was contaminating public and private water supplies around the nation. Is it in our water? If so, what does that mean for public health? Join experts from the Center for Environmental Health to learn about the impact of MTBE in New York State.

Satellite broadcast originally aired March 16, 2000.