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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Ethinyl estradiol

Del-Co Water Company Inc.

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND100ND
2015ND20ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A

ppt = parts per trillion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-05-05201405060353SSND
2014-05-13201405140512SSND
2014-05-13201405140518SSND
2014-05-21201405220455SSND
2014-08-05201408060357SSND
2014-08-12201408130376SSND
2014-08-19201408210450SSND
2014-11-17201411180174SSND
2014-11-17201411180487SSND
2014-11-18201411190573SSND
2015-02-10201502110515SSND
2015-02-11201502120616SSND