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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

Kingsland

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND20ND
2018N/A00N/A
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
2014-04-22AI38632ND
2014-04-22AI38633ND
2017-07-10AJ59630ND
2017-07-10AJ59631ND
2020-06-0935555464001SEA10.590 ppb
2020-06-0935555464002SEA1ND
2020-10-0735583251001SEA2ND
2020-10-0735583251002SEA2ND