Supplying Safe Drinking Water: Don’t blame The Pill for estrogen in drinking water

Published: Oct. 22, 2022, 6:44 p.m.

Contrary to popular belief, The Pill accounts for less than 1 percent of the estrogens found in the nation’s drinking water supplies, according to a recent analysis. The report in ACS’ biweekly journal Environmental Science and Technology suggests that most of the estrogens enter drinking water supplies from other sources.