Menu

EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

Donate

Manganese

City of Dodge City

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.

MORE ABOUT THIS CONTAMINANT

 

59

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

1

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
20162.37 ppb135ND - 13.0 ppb
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND10ND
20197.78 ppb4311ND - 300.0 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
2014-01-2845995ND
2015-02-17281204ND
2016-01-264810143.20 ppb
2016-01-26481013ND
2016-01-264810121.10 ppb
2016-01-26481015ND
2016-01-26481036ND
2016-01-2648103713.0 ppb
2016-01-264810381.50 ppb
2016-01-26481039ND
2016-01-2648104012.0 ppb
2016-01-26481041ND
2016-01-26481048ND
2016-01-26481049ND
2016-01-26481050ND
2018-02-12907810ND
2019-01-141105075ND
2019-01-1411050851.30 ppb
2019-01-141105076ND
2019-01-1411050774.30 ppb
2019-01-141105078ND
2019-01-141105079ND
2019-01-1411050809.60 ppb
2019-01-141105081ND
2019-01-141105082ND
2019-01-141105083ND
2019-01-141105084ND
2019-01-141105086ND
2019-01-221108326ND
2019-02-0543132801ND
2019-02-0543134101ND
2019-02-0543133901ND
2019-02-05431338010.560 ppb
2019-02-054313370115.0 ppb
2019-02-0543133601ND
2019-02-05431335010.420 ppb
2019-02-0543133401ND
2019-02-05431333011.20 ppb
2019-02-0543133101300.0 ppb
2019-02-05431330010.440 ppb
2019-02-05431332010.450 ppb
2019-02-0543132901ND
2019-02-1343436901ND
2019-02-13434368011.30 ppb
2019-08-0646051201ND
2019-08-0646048901ND
2019-08-0646051101ND
2019-08-0646049801ND
2019-08-0646048601ND
2019-08-0646049701ND
2019-08-0646049601ND
2019-08-0646048701ND
2019-08-0646049501ND
2019-08-0646049401ND
2019-08-0646049001ND
2019-08-0646049301ND
2019-08-0646049201ND
2019-08-0646048801ND
2019-08-0646049101ND