Ethinyl estradiol
Tri-county Conservancy District
NOTE: Tri-county Conservancy District purchases water from Citizens Water - Indianapolis which is required to test for ethinyl estradiol. Sample information shown below was taken by Citizens Water - Indianapolis.
Ethinyl estradiol is one of the 3 types of estrogen made by the human body. Sex hormones get into water downstream from livestock and pharmaceutical production, or incomplete removal in waste water treatment. There are no standards to gauge how risky additional hormones are for human health.
Samples
Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)
Samples exceeding
health guidelines
Testing results - average by year
| Year | Average result | Samples taken | Detections | Range of results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ND | 1 | 0 | ND |
| 2016 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2017 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2018 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2019 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2020 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2021 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2022 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 2023 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A |
ppt = parts per trillion
All test results
NOTE: Tri-county Conservancy District purchases water from Citizens Water - Indianapolis which is required to test for ethinyl estradiol. Sample information shown below was taken by Citizens Water - Indianapolis.
| Date | Lab ID | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-16 | 3206656 | ND |
| 2015-03-16 | 3206715 | ND |
| 2015-03-16 | 3206697 | ND |
| 2015-03-17 | 3208181 | ND |
| 2015-03-17 | 3208214 | ND |
| 2015-03-17 | 3208274 | ND |
| 2015-06-25 | 3271571 | ND |
| 2015-06-25 | 3271508 | ND |
| 2015-06-25 | 3271519 | ND |
| 2015-06-25 | 3271485 | ND |
| 2015-06-25 | 3271540 | ND |
| 2015-06-25 | 3271605 | ND |
| 2015-06-26 | 3271654 | ND |
| 2015-09-22 | 3327701 | ND |
| 2015-09-22 | 3327725 | ND |
| 2015-09-22 | 3327743 | ND |
| 2015-09-23 | 3328721 | ND |
| 2015-09-23 | 3328756 | ND |
| 2015-09-23 | 3328692 | ND |
| 2015-09-23 | 3328741 | ND |
| 2015-09-23 | 3328818 | ND |
| 2015-09-23 | 3328782 | ND |
| 2015-12-09 | 3372039 | ND |
| 2015-12-09 | 3372002 | ND |
| 2015-12-09 | 3372184 | ND |
| 2015-12-10 | 3372858 | ND |