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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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
201516.0 ppb21ND - 32.0 ppb
2016N/A00N/A
2017ND10ND
201822.0 ppb21ND - 44.0 ppb
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
2014-10-07AI57103ND
2015-07-21AI83791ND
2015-07-21AI8379732.0 ppb
2017-11-13AJ74107ND
2018-11-09AK05969ND
2018-11-09AK0597544.0 ppb