S. HRG. 107–565 CANCER CLUSTERS IN LONG ISLAND, NY FIELD HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL LINKS BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND CHRONIC DISEASES JUNE 11, 2001—GARDEN CITY, NY Printed for the use of the Committee on Environment and Public Works ( U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 80–650PDF WASHINGTON : 2003 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402–0001 COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS1 ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION HARRY REID, Nevada, Chairman BOB SMITH, New Hampshire, Ranking Republican Member MAX BAUCUS, Montana JOHN W. WARNER, Virginia BOB GRAHAM, Florida JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut CHRISTOPHER S. BOND, Missouri BARBARA BOXER, California GEORGE V. VOINOVICH, Ohio RON WYDEN, Oregon MICHAEL D. CRAPO, Idaho THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware LINCOLN CHAFEE, Rhode Island HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, New York ROBERT F. BENNETT, Utah JON S. CORZINE, New Jersey BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, Colorado ERIC WASHBURN, Democratic Staff Director DAVE CONOVER, Republican Staff Director 1NOTE: On June 6, 2001, the majority of the Senate changed from Repub- lican to Democrat when Senator James M. Jeffords, of Vermont, changed party affiliation from Republican to Independent. Senator Harry Reid, of Nevada, assumed the chairmanship of the committee. (II) CONTENTS Page JUNE 11, 2001—GARDEN CITY, NY OPENING STATEMENTS Chafee, Hon. Lincoln, U.S. Senator from the State of Rhode Island .................. 6 Clinton, Hon. Hillary Rodham, U.S. Senator from the State of New York ........ 2 Reid, Hon. Harry, U.S. Senator from the State of Nevada .................................. 1 WITNESSES Ackerman, Hon. Gary L., Representative from the State of New York .............. 8 Balboni, Hon. Michael, State Senator from New York ......................................... 11 DiNapoli, Hon. Thomas P., Assemblyman, New York State Assembly ............... 12 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 68 New York Assembly Bill Text 7320, March 21, 2001 .................................... 70 New York Assembly Bill Text 8672, May 7, 2001 ......................................... 71 Frankel, Gail, field coordinator and advocate, on behalf of the National Breast Cancer Coalition, Centereach, NY ...................................................................... 37 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 187 Gammon, Marlie, Ph.D., associate professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ....................................... 34 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 174 Goldman, Lynn R., M.D., M.P.H., professor, Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD ............... 54 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 207 Grucci, Hon. Felix J., Jr., Representative from the State of New York .............. 9 Hare, James E., councilman, City of Elmira, NY ................................................. 19 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 86 Israel, Hon. Steve, Representative from the State of New York ......................... 10 Jackson, Richard J., M.D., M.P.H., director, National Center for Environ- mental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services ........................................................................... 48 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 189 Juchatz, Amy, M.P.H., health program analyst, Suffolk County Department of Health Services ................................................................................................ 39 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 188 King, Hon. Peter T., Representative from the State of New York ...................... 14 Landrigan, Phil, M.D., M.Sc., Ethel H. Wise, professor and chairman, Depart- ment of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medi- cine ........................................................................................................................ 15 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 72 McCarthy, Hon. Carolyn, Representative from the State of New York .............. 7 Miller, Karen Joy, founder and president, Huntington, NY Breast Cancer Action Coalition .................................................................................................... 22 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 128 Senie, Ruby, T., Ph.D., professor of Clinical Public Health, Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University ........................................................... 35 Article, Breast Cancer, Metropolitan New York Registry ......................... 178–186 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 174 Tobin, Tim, Elmira, NY ........................................................................................... 21 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 128 Todd, Randall L., M.D., State epidemiologist, Nevada State Health Division ... 17 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 81 (III) IV Page Winn, Deborah, Ph.D., acting associate director, Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services ............................................................................... 50 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 192 Wilson, Samuel, H., M.D., deputy director, National Institute of Environ- mental Health Sciences ....................................................................................... 52 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 205 ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Articles: Darmouth College, March 15, 2001, Darmouth Researchers Warns of Chemicals Added to Drinking Water .......................................................... 243 Lee, John R., M.D., Is Fluoridation Scientifically Defensible ....................... 244 Metropolitan New York Registry ................................................................. 178–186 Mesa Tribune, Arizona, December 5, 1999, Former Fan of Fluoridation Now Warns of its Perils ................................................................................ 248 Southside High School Property History ........................................................ 98 The National Treasury Employee Union, Chapter 280, Why EPA’s Head- quarters Union of Scientists Opposes Fluoridation ................................... 239 Fact Sheets, Southside High School, New York State Department of Health ................................................................................................................ 112–127 Letters: Brentwood/Bay Shore Breast Cancer Coalition ............................................. 224 City of Elmira, NY ........................................................................................ 102–105 Cobis, Elaine Marie .......................................................................................... 219 Conti, Michael ................................................................................................... 219 Feingold Association of the United States .................................................. 214–218 Harter, Secrest & Emery LLP ......................................................................... 89 House Committee on Science ........................................................................... 238 Mercury issues, several citizens ...................................................................... 217 New York States Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. ............................ 236 Roy, Sylvia ........................................................................................................ 100 STAR Foundation ............................................................................................. 221 List, Fluoride Information on the Web .................................................................. 250 Plan, Citizen Participation Plan for Remediation of The American LaFrance Facility Town of Southport, Chemung County, NY .......................................... 107 Statements: Balaban, Barbara J., Somers, NY ................................................................... 250 Kopf, Carol S., Levittown, NY ......................................................................... 225 Pace, Lorraine, founder of Breast Cancer Mapping Project,