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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

City of Porterville

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.

 

116

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
20145.94 ppb324ND - 70.0 ppb
201540.0 ppb1140.0 ppb
2016ND10ND
20171.25 ppb321ND - 40.0 ppb
20180.426 ppb3211ND - 5.80 ppb
20191.14 ppb185ND - 12.0 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
2014-03-241653-005-1415ND
2014-03-241653-008-1335ND
2014-03-241653-013-1305ND
2014-03-241653-018-140040.0 ppb
2014-03-241653-019-123570.0 ppb
2014-03-241653-020-101040.0 ppb
2014-03-241653-021-1130ND
2014-03-241653-033-0945ND
2014-03-241653-039-1030ND
2014-03-241653-056-110540.0 ppb
2014-03-271653-003-1350ND
2014-03-271653-022-1125ND
2014-03-271653-049-1005ND
2014-03-271653-079-1225ND
2014-03-271653-082-1325ND
2014-03-271653-086-1255ND
2014-03-271653-088-1055ND
2014-05-131653-014-1210ND
2014-05-131653-026-1255ND
2014-05-131653-037-1330ND
2014-05-131653-090-1000ND
2014-05-131653-092-1055ND
2014-05-131653-096-1028ND
2014-05-141653-010-1033ND
2014-05-141653-024-1237ND
2014-05-141653-025-0958ND
2014-05-141653-032-1339ND
2014-05-141653-054-0926ND
2014-05-151653-006-1100ND
2014-05-151653-009-1205ND
2014-05-151653-023-0935ND
2014-05-151653-040-1315ND
2015-12-091653-100-091540.0 ppb
2016-03-111653-098-0916ND
2017-03-151653-003-1426ND
2017-03-151653-005-1404ND
2017-03-151653-008-1449ND
2017-03-151653-019-0920ND
2017-03-151653-020-0827ND
2017-03-151653-021-0943ND
2017-03-151653-022-1344ND
2017-03-151653-039-0851ND
2017-03-151653-049-1034ND
2017-03-151653-082-1327ND
2017-03-151653-086-1158ND
2017-03-151653-096-1009ND
2017-03-161653-013-1225ND
2017-03-161653-018-1154ND
2017-03-161653-024-1020ND
2017-03-161653-025-1059ND
2017-03-161653-033-1413ND
2017-03-161653-056-1341ND
2017-03-161653-079-1303ND
2017-03-161653-088-0938ND
2017-03-161653-100-1454ND
2017-05-101653-006-1345ND
2017-05-101653-009-0926ND
2017-05-101653-010-1204ND
2017-05-101653-014-0958ND
2017-05-101653-023-1027ND
2017-05-101653-026-0841ND
2017-05-101653-032-1136ND
2017-05-101653-054-1446ND
2017-05-101653-090-1103ND
2017-05-101653-092-0859ND
2017-05-111653-040-125740.0 ppb
2018-08-16A8H2229-01ND
2018-08-16A8H2230-011.20 ppb
2018-08-16A8H2231-01ND
2018-08-16A8H2233-01ND
2018-08-16A8H2237-01ND
2018-08-16A8H2239-01ND
2018-08-16A8H2240-01ND
2018-08-16A8H2243-01ND
2018-08-16A8H2244-01ND
2018-08-16A8H2245-010.620 ppb
2018-08-16A8H2247-010.590 ppb
2018-08-16A8H2249-01ND
2018-08-16A8H2252-010.740 ppb
2018-08-16A8H2253-010.660 ppb
2018-08-16A8H2255-01ND
2018-08-16A8H2259-01ND
2018-08-16A8H2260-01ND
2018-08-17A8H2232-010.460 ppb
2018-08-17A8H2234-01ND
2018-08-17A8H2236-01ND
2018-08-17A8H2241-011.40 ppb
2018-08-17A8H2242-01ND
2018-08-17A8H2246-01ND
2018-08-17A8H2248-01ND
2018-08-17A8H2250-010.600 ppb
2018-08-17A8H2251-011.000 ppb
2018-08-17A8H2256-01ND
2018-08-17A8H2257-015.80 ppb
2018-08-17A8H2261-01ND
2018-08-17A8H2262-01ND
2018-08-21A8H3087-010.560 ppb
2018-08-21A8H2254-01ND
2019-02-25A9B1676-013.40 ppb
2019-02-25A9B1679-01ND
2019-02-25A9B1684-01ND
2019-02-25A9B1687-01ND
2019-02-25A9B1689-01ND
2019-02-25A9B1690-01ND
2019-02-25A9B1691-01ND
2019-02-25A9B1694-01ND
2019-02-25A9B1697-011.20 ppb
2019-02-25A9B1699-01ND
2019-02-25A9B1713-01ND
2019-02-25A9B1720-0112.0 ppb
2019-02-25A9B1723-01ND
2019-02-281653-098-1044ND
2019-03-07A9B1680-01ND
2019-03-07A9B1682-011.60 ppb
2019-03-07A9B1683-012.40 ppb
2019-03-07A9B1688-01ND