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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

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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.

 

23

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

3

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
201832.0 ppb51ND - 160.0 ppb
201927.7 ppb167ND - 249.0 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
2018-12-18AK08344ND
2018-12-18AK08345ND
2018-12-18AK08346ND
2018-12-18AK08347ND
2018-12-18AK08343160.0 ppb
2019-04-0242459114.40 ppb
2019-04-024245915ND
2019-04-114257943ND
2019-04-114257947ND
2019-04-114257959154.0 ppb
2019-04-114257939ND
2019-04-164262387ND
2019-07-11435051926.9 ppb
2019-07-1143505077.33 ppb
2019-10-104451878ND
2019-10-104451961ND
2019-10-104451909ND
2019-10-1044518820.415 ppb
2019-10-104452375249.0 ppb
2019-10-104451957ND
2019-10-1044519301.36 ppb
2020-01-074531117ND
2020-01-0745311132.75 ppb