U.S. Senate: Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing on “Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Drinking Water: Risks to Human Health and the Environment”

Submitted by neilzusman on Tue, 08/24/2010 - 05:26

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Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Rayburn House Office Building (2010)

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http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1904:energy-and-commerce-subcommittee-hearing-on-endocrine-disrupting-chemicals-in-drinking-water-risks-to-human-health-and-the-environment&catid=122:media-advisories&Itemid=55

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The Subcommittee on Energy and Environment will hold a hearing entitled, "Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Drinking Water: Risks to Human Health and the Environment," on Thursday, February 25, 2010, at 9:30 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

This hearing will examine the science and regulation of endocrine disruptors that may be found in sources of drinking water. Posted Tuesday, 23 February 2010. See TEDX — The Endocrine Disruption Exchange.

INVITED WITNESSES:

  • Jim Jones, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Environmental Protection Agency
  • Linda S. Birnbaum, Ph.D., D.A.B.T., A.T.S., Director, National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences
  • Gina Solomon, M.D., M.P.H., Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council
  • Christopher J. Borgert, Ph.D., President and Principal Scientist, Applied Pharmacology and Toxicology, Inc.