17-beta-Estradiol
Status: No national drinking water standard exists
Beta-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.
2013-2019:
1
states detected
3
utilities detected
252,000
people served
States reporting 17-beta-estradiol in drinking water
| UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Utilities | People Served | |
| California | 3 | 251,974 | |
Filtering technologies that reduce 17-beta-estradiol
Activated Carbon
Reverse Osmosis
Utilities with the highest amounts of 17-beta-estradiol, 2013-2019
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento Suburban Water District* | Sacramento, CA | 3 of 112 | 0.0220 ppt | 171,200 |
* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report 17-beta-Estradiol, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento Suburban Water District* | Sacramento, CA | 3 of 112 | 0.0220 ppt | 171,200 |
* This water utility supplies finished drinking water to at least one other water utility. The purchasing utility is not required to test for or report 17-beta-Estradiol, but it likely has the contaminant in its water supply.