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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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17-beta-Estradiol

Prichard Water Works Board

NOTE: Prichard Water Works Board purchases water from Mobile Area Water and Sewer which is required to test for 17-beta-estradiol. Sample information shown below was taken by Mobile Area Water and Sewer.

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

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

ppt = parts per trillion

All test results

NOTE: Prichard Water Works Board purchases water from Mobile Area Water and Sewer which is required to test for 17-beta-estradiol. Sample information shown below was taken by Mobile Area Water and Sewer.

Date Lab ID Result
2013-11-042924773ND
2013-11-042924449ND
2014-02-122973529ND
2014-02-122973497ND
2014-05-083022312ND
2014-05-083022332ND
2014-08-203088258ND
2014-08-203088277ND