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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

Pasadena

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.

 

62

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND80ND
2015ND30ND
2016ND70ND
20178.40 ppb101ND - 84.0 ppb
2018ND70ND
20193.91 ppb166ND - 30.0 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
2014-08-129590-019-1020ND
2014-08-129590-047-1000ND
2014-08-129590-021-0945ND
2014-08-129590-045-1050ND
2014-08-129590-023-0840ND
2014-08-129590-001-0900ND
2014-08-129590-028-0845ND
2014-11-219590-018-0900ND
2015-04-219590-005-0856ND
2015-04-219590-010-0900ND
2015-08-119590-006-1023ND
2016-06-149590-018-1010ND
2016-06-149590-023-1200ND
2016-06-149590-028-1110ND
2016-06-149590-045-0930ND
2016-06-149590-005-1115ND
2016-06-149590-047-1025ND
2016-09-139590-019-1140ND
2017-08-089588-028-1120ND
2017-08-089588-001-1145ND
2017-08-089588-045-0920ND
2017-08-089588-047-1200ND
2017-08-089588-023-1100ND
2017-08-089588-019-0910ND
2017-08-089588-018-0945ND
2017-08-089588-010-130584.0 ppb
2017-08-089588-006-1030ND
2017-08-089588-005-0935ND
2018-08-139588-021-0945ND
2018-08-209588-019-1010ND
2018-08-219588-047-0940ND
2018-08-219588-001-0810ND
2018-08-219588-028-1055ND
2018-08-219588-023-1021ND
2018-08-219588-018-0920ND
2019-08-079588-021-1136ND
2019-08-139588-047-1010ND
2019-08-139588-023-1037ND
2019-08-139588-005-0949ND
2019-08-139588-001-0911ND
2019-08-139588-045-0917ND
2019-08-199588-019-0855ND
2019-11-199588-028-0834ND
2019-11-269K27126-054.80 ppb
2019-11-269K27126-046.50 ppb
2019-11-269K27126-0330.0 ppb
2019-11-269K27128-0211.0 ppb
2019-11-269K27126-02ND
2019-11-269K27126-013.40 ppb
2019-11-269K27127-01ND
2019-11-269K27128-016.90 ppb
2020-02-042020020603311.80 ppb
2020-03-06202003060051ND
2020-05-052020050704200.900 ppb
2020-05-05202005070455ND
2020-05-05202005070422ND
2020-05-05202005070458ND
2020-05-05202005070456ND
2020-05-05202005070457ND
2020-05-052020050704210.680 ppb
2020-05-062020050704890.640 ppb
2020-08-052020080603100.870 ppb