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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

Town of Payson

Manganese is a naturally occurring element that is common in food and drinking water. Excessive manganese exposures may impair children's attention, memory and intellectual capacity. Click here to read more about manganese.

 

50

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

4

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
201823.8 ppb2615ND - 240.0 ppb
201911.6 ppb2412ND - 150.0 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 100 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 100 ppb for manganese was defined by the state of Minnesota as a health risk limit, the concentration of a contaminant that can be consumed with little or no risk to health. This health guideline protects against harm to the brain and nervous system.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-12-172018121802351.90 ppb
2018-12-17201812180329ND
2018-12-17201812180311ND
2018-12-17201812180196ND
2018-12-182018121902882.40 ppb
2018-12-18201812190300ND
2018-12-182018121903102.80 ppb
2018-12-18201812190305ND
2018-12-18201812190337ND
2018-12-192018122003391.20 ppb
2018-12-192018122003202.90 ppb
2018-12-192018122003170.500 ppb
2018-12-192018122003411.10 ppb
2018-12-192018122003262.80 ppb
2018-12-19201812200370ND
2018-12-19201812200343ND
2018-12-2620181227022429.0 ppb
2018-12-26201812270258ND
2018-12-262018122702591.80 ppb
2018-12-26201812270282220.0 ppb
2018-12-26201812270297ND
2018-12-26201812270233ND
2018-12-26201812270254110.0 ppb
2018-12-26201812270287240.0 ppb
2018-12-262018122702230.660 ppb
2018-12-262018122702340.750 ppb
2019-06-10201906110350100.0 ppb
2019-06-10201906110356ND
2019-06-10201906110307150.0 ppb
2019-06-10201906110408ND
2019-06-10201906110134ND
2019-06-11201906120206ND
2019-06-112019061202263.00 ppb
2019-06-112019061202247.50 ppb
2019-06-112019061203321.000 ppb
2019-06-112019061202112.50 ppb
2019-06-112019061202202.10 ppb
2019-06-112019061202095.10 ppb
2019-06-122019061304751.10 ppb
2019-06-12201906130511ND
2019-06-12201906130513ND
2019-06-12201906130421ND
2019-06-122019061304181.50 ppb
2019-06-122019061304120.720 ppb
2019-06-132019061404343.00 ppb
2019-06-13201906140398ND
2019-06-13201906140399ND
2019-06-13201906140329ND
2019-06-13201906140481ND
2019-06-13201906140403ND