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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

Atlanta

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.

 

24

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
2014ND20ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
20180.195 ppb113ND - 1.18 ppb
20190.392 ppb51ND - 1.96 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
2014-02-20AI28450ND
2014-02-20AI28451ND
2015-02-04AI64404ND
2015-02-04AI64405ND
2016-01-27AJ05308ND
2016-01-27AJ05309ND
2017-02-23AJ47044ND
2017-02-23AJ47045ND
2018-01-31AJ80284ND
2018-01-31AJ80285ND
2018-04-243919693ND
2018-04-2439197200.525 ppb
2018-04-2439196971.18 ppb
2018-07-1639907140.445 ppb
2018-07-163990719ND
2018-07-173992415ND
2018-10-244100388ND
2018-10-244100413ND
2018-10-244100311ND
2019-01-164175884ND
2019-01-1641759161.96 ppb
2019-01-164175873ND
2019-02-04AK10394ND
2019-02-04AK10393ND