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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
2013N/A00N/A
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND200ND

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
2019-01-25201901290183ND
2019-01-25201901290171ND
2019-01-25201901290212ND
2019-01-25201901290269ND
2019-01-25201901290177ND
2019-01-28201901300176ND
2019-01-28201901300379ND
2019-01-28201901300411ND
2019-01-28201901300213ND
2019-01-28201901300190ND
2019-07-10201907110480ND
2019-07-10201907110554ND
2019-07-10201907110605ND
2019-07-10201907110582ND
2019-07-10201907110560ND
2019-07-11201907120382ND
2019-07-11201907120293ND
2019-07-11201907120360ND
2019-07-11201907120290ND
2019-07-11201907120306ND