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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.

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND20ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND30ND
20198.88 ppb86ND - 34.8 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
2014-02-26AI28736ND
2015-01-27AI63479ND
2015-11-10AJ00827ND
2016-02-08AJ06118ND
2017-02-07AJ46135ND
2018-02-06AJ83377ND
2018-06-13AJ91486ND
2018-10-30AK05047ND
2019-02-12AK11065ND
2019-02-12AK11064ND
2019-05-0742851563.64 ppb
2019-05-07428534834.8 ppb
2019-08-0743787661.10 ppb
2019-08-07437944816.9 ppb
2019-11-1244838072.89 ppb
2019-11-12448386911.7 ppb
2020-02-1145640283.31 ppb
2020-02-11456403213.9 ppb