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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

Larchmont Utilities

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.

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND70ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND70ND
20180.205 ppb41ND - 0.820 ppb
20190.153 ppb41ND - 0.610 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
2014-06-16AI43496ND
2014-06-16AI43482ND
2014-06-16AI43484ND
2014-06-16AI43485ND
2014-06-16AI43486ND
2014-06-16AI43490ND
2014-06-16AI43492ND
2017-06-22AJ58425ND
2017-06-22AJ58426ND
2017-06-22AJ58427ND
2017-06-22AJ58428ND
2017-06-22AJ58429ND
2017-06-22AJ58430ND
2017-06-22AJ58431ND
2018-03-29AJ86627ND
2018-10-1735424999001SEA1ND
2018-10-1735424999002SEA1ND
2018-10-1735424999003SEA10.820 ppb
2019-04-3035465402001SEA2ND
2019-04-3035465402002SEA2ND
2019-04-3035465402003SEA20.610 ppb
2019-06-27AK21251ND