Analyzing our Water

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Listen Monday, Mar. 10, 2008 at 1:06 p.m. in Science

A five month study of water systems in major metropolitan areas revealed pharmaceutical drugs and other contaminants in public drinking water systems from California to Washington DC to New Jersey. How concerned should we be? Join Kojo for a conversation on the chemical and environmental science of drinking water.

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Greg Foster

Professor and Chair of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Departments, George Mason University

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