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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

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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.

 

17

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND40ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND40ND
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND10ND

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
2014-05-089588-011-1022ND
2014-08-229588-004-0942ND
2014-08-229588-006-1100ND
2014-08-229588-009-1038ND
2017-05-089588-011-0815ND
2017-08-249588-004-0906ND
2017-08-249588-006-0834ND
2017-08-249588-009-0847ND
2019-05-099588-004-0746ND
2020-02-110A21128-015.10 ppb
2020-02-110A21128-020.990 ppb
2020-02-110A21128-03ND
2020-02-110A21128-040.730 ppb
2020-08-100G13008-015.10 ppb
2020-08-100G13008-02ND
2020-08-100G13008-03ND
2020-08-100G13008-040.640 ppb