Question 2230 — water and sanitation

Summary

Mr. Brahim Hammouche draws the attention of the Minister of State, Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition, to the water pollution which results from the use of the contraceptive pill. Indeed, in an article in L'Observateur dated September 7, 2017 entitled "the pill is an endocrine disruptor", it is written that "the pill contains a synthetic hormone, ethinylestradiol (EE2) which women excrete in the urine". However, this molecule is only 60% eliminated by wastewater treatment plants and is therefore found in rivers and then in tap water. The feminization of fish with seriously impaired fertility is one of the disastrous consequences of this phenomenon which is regularly denounced by several ecologists. On the other hand, British academics Susan Jobling and Richard called for a public debate on EE2 in 2013 because they suspected it of having harmful effects on the male genital system and in particular on little boys, some of whom suffer from hypospadias (anomaly of the opening of the urethra) or cryptorchidism (testicles which do not descend). Consequently, he asks him to please clarify whether specific measures are planned to mitigate these health and environmental risks.

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