EPA video: Tap Water vs. Bottled Water

Benjamin H. Grumbles, Assistant Administrator for Water, discusses the issues surrounding the tap vs. bottled water debate, including the health, economic and environmental impact of both, in the latest installment of EPA's 'Green Scene'...

Oct 31st, 2008
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WASHINGTON, DC, Oct. 27, 2008 -- Benjamin H. Grumbles, Assistant Administrator for Water, discusses the issues surrounding the tap vs. bottled water debate, including the health, economic and environmental impact of both, in the latest installment of EPA's 'Green Scene'.




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