Water Contamination
Contaminants
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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.
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| UTILITIES WITH CONTAMINATION | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Utilities | People Served | |
| California | 2 | 229,648 | |
| Utility | Location | Tests | Average level | People served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento Suburban Water District* | Sacramento, CA | 3 of 112 | 0.0220 ppt | 194,444 |
| California American Water Company - Antelope | Sacramento, CA | 3 of 112 | 0.0220 ppt | 35,204 |
* 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 | 194,444 |
| California American Water Company - Antelope | Sacramento, CA | 3 of 112 | 0.0220 ppt | 35,204 |
* 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.
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