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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.

 

20

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND20ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND20ND
2017ND20ND
20181.61 ppb83ND - 6.41 ppb
20191.06 ppb41ND - 4.24 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
2014-02-18AI28134ND
2014-02-19AI28339ND
2015-01-21AI63202ND
2015-01-21AI63203ND
2016-01-18AJ04545ND
2016-01-18AJ04546ND
2017-01-25AJ43570ND
2017-01-25AJ43573ND
2018-02-06AJ83303ND
2018-02-06AJ83304ND
2018-06-053953290ND
2018-06-0639550443.41 ppb
2018-09-0540475623.09 ppb
2018-09-054047611ND
2018-12-034138880ND
2018-12-0341388746.41 ppb
2019-02-06AK10713ND
2019-02-06AK10712ND
2019-03-0542181604.24 ppb
2019-03-274240090ND