Expert cautions against panic after hormone-disrupting chemical found in drinking water

A need for more testing - now a study has found a hormone-disrupting chemical in some of our drinking water.

Otago University research has found detectable levels estrogenic endocrine-disrupting chemicals in some tap, bottled and tank water. 

It's linked to ecological and human health effects, including reproductive health and declining fertility. 

Fertility Associates Chief Medical Officer Dr Andrew Murray told Heather du Plessis-Allan it's important not to panic about this. 

He says what researchers are suggesting is more routine testing - like what's done with bacterial contaminants in drinking water. 

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