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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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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.

 

58

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

8

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015120.0 ppb11120.0 ppb
2016ND40ND
2017N/A00N/A
201849.7 ppb3210ND - 350.0 ppb
20195.47 ppb218ND - 35.0 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
2015-07-15I1528682120.0 ppb
2016-07-07I1629729ND
2016-07-07I1629727ND
2016-07-07I1629726ND
2016-07-07I1629730ND
2018-02-06I1805274ND
2018-02-12I1806152ND
2018-06-15I1827348ND
2018-06-21I1828608ND
2018-06-21I1828606ND
2018-06-26I1829341ND
2018-07-02I1830571ND
2018-07-02I1830575ND
2018-07-02I1830578ND
2018-07-02I1830577ND
2018-07-02I1830673170.0 ppb
2018-07-03I1831042130.0 ppb
2018-07-03I1831041140.0 ppb
2018-07-03I1831043300.0 ppb
2018-07-05I183116280.0 ppb
2018-07-10I1832031ND
2018-07-10I1832038ND
2018-07-10I1832041ND
2018-07-10I1832034ND
2018-07-10I1832033ND
2018-07-10I1832044ND
2018-07-10I1832042ND
2018-07-10I1832267160.0 ppb
2018-07-10I183202960.0 ppb
2018-07-10I1832036ND
2018-07-10I1832268130.0 ppb
2018-07-10I1832272ND
2018-07-10I1832269350.0 ppb
2018-07-18I1833959ND
2018-07-18I1833965ND
2018-07-18I183395770.0 ppb
2018-11-19I1857271ND
2019-02-19201902200413ND
2019-02-192019022004143.50 ppb
2019-04-17201904180324ND
2019-04-17201904180323ND
2019-05-08201905090401ND
2019-05-0820190509038632.0 ppb
2019-05-08201905090384ND
2019-05-08201905090400ND
2019-05-132019051401884.00 ppb
2019-05-13201905140186ND
2019-05-3020190531013110.00 ppb
2019-06-11201906120245ND
2019-07-03I1932118ND
2019-07-10I1933345ND
2019-07-10I1933346ND
2019-08-132019081404641.40 ppb
2019-10-14201910150231ND
2019-10-1420191015023035.0 ppb
2019-10-14201910150229ND
2019-10-1420191015022718.0 ppb
2019-10-1520191016029311.0 ppb