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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

US Army Fort Irwin

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.

 

25

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND60ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND30ND
20182.03 ppb153ND - 28.0 ppb
2019N/A00N/A

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
2014-07-094790-009-0830ND
2015-07-014790-001-1530ND
2015-09-014790-002-1930ND
2015-09-164790-003-1740ND
2015-09-174790-009-1930ND
2015-09-234790-012-1700ND
2015-09-304790-013-1520ND
2017-02-084790-017-1530ND
2017-04-124790-017-1413ND
2017-10-034790-017-1415ND
2018-01-034790-017-1420ND
2018-03-01B8C0127-011.000 ppb
2018-04-044790-017-1610ND
2018-06-124790-016-1105ND
2018-06-144790-017-0939ND
2018-07-024790-017-1500ND
2018-07-104790-017-1320ND
2018-07-104790-001-1045ND
2018-07-104790-013-1235ND
2018-07-104790-012-125028.0 ppb
2018-07-104790-009-1145ND
2018-07-104790-003-1400ND
2018-07-104790-002-1021ND
2018-08-09B8H1310-011.40 ppb
2018-10-044790-017-1400ND