Pharmaceuticals, Personal Care Products and Endocrine Disrupting Compounds

The presence of pharmaceuticals, personal care products and endocrine disrupting chemicals (PPCP/EDC) in water supplies has been known for many years, dating back to the 1980’s and before. Much of the original concerns were associated with reports of physiological abnormalities associated with fish and other aquatic organisms in areas near or surrounding discharge sites of wastewater treatment facilities. Over time the concerns associated with wastewater effluent have expanded into the drinking water arena. These concerns are further heightened as a result of periodic media reports, or other reports reaffirming the presence of these compounds, albeit at trace levels, in drinking water source waters or finished drinking water supplies.