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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

US Army Aviation and Missile Command

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
2014ND20ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
20191.30 ppb52ND - 5.92 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
2014-03-041403040899-1ND
2014-03-041403040899-2ND
2015-03-2489903242015-1ND
2015-03-2489903242015-2ND
2016-03-0889903082016-2ND
2016-03-0889903082016-1ND
2017-03-2889903282017-1ND
2017-03-2889903282017-2ND
2018-04-24180400353-1ND
2018-04-24180400353-2ND
2019-03-121903-00240-001ND
2019-03-121903-00240-002ND
2019-08-0643776245.92 ppb
2019-08-1443884910.573 ppb
2019-11-204492511ND
2020-02-2045705320.888 ppb
2020-05-2146339200.517 ppb