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| Title |
Are Oral Contraceptives a Significant Contributor to the Estrogenicity of Drinking Water?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Environmental Science & Technology, October 2010
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| DOI | 10.1021/es1014482 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Amber Wise, Kacie O’Brien, Tracey Woodruff |
| Abstract |
Recent observed feminization of aquatic animals has raised concerns about estrogenic compounds in water supplies and the potential for these chemicals to reach drinking water. Public perception frequently attributes this feminization to oral contraceptives (OCs) in wastewater and raises concerns that exposure to OCs in drinking water may contribute to the recent rise in human reproductive problems. This paper reviews the literature regarding various sources of estrogens, in surface, source and drinking water, with an emphasis on the active molecule that comes from OCs. It includes discussion of the various agricultural, industrial, and municipal sources and outlines the contributions of estrogenic chemicals to the estrogenicity of waterways and estimates that the risk of exposure to synthetic estrogens in drinking water on human health is negligible. This paper also provides recommendations for strategies to better understand all the potential sources of estrogenic compounds in the environment and possibilities to reduce the levels of estrogenic chemicals in the water supply. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 21 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 24% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |
| Ireland | 1 | 5% |
| Philippines | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 13 | 62% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 19 | 90% |
| Scientists | 1 | 5% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 297 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 3% |
| Brazil | 3 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Israel | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Argentina | 1 | <1% |
| Poland | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 276 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 43 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 39 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 38 | 13% |
| Researcher | 34 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 20 | 7% |
| Other | 58 | 20% |
| Unknown | 65 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 58 | 20% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 35 | 12% |
| Chemistry | 34 | 11% |
| Engineering | 29 | 10% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 5% |
| Other | 46 | 15% |
| Unknown | 79 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 156. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 April 2024.
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#266,703
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Outputs from Environmental Science & Technology
#399
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#663
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#2
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