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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

Northern Kentucky Water District

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.

 

43

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND50ND
20150.200 ppb51ND - 1.000 ppb
20160.333 ppb62ND - 1.000 ppb
20170.667 ppb63ND - 2.00 ppb
20180.0891 ppb71ND - 0.624 ppb
20191.09 ppb144ND - 12.4 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
2014-05-0104301430ND
2014-05-0104301434ND
2014-05-0104301412ND
2014-10-2210211416ND
2014-10-2210211426ND
2015-05-1205121529ND
2015-05-1205121507ND
2015-05-1205121525ND
2015-10-07100615281.000 ppb
2015-10-0710061546ND
2016-05-1105091639ND
2016-05-1105091635ND
2016-05-1105091617ND
2016-10-19101816161.000 ppb
2016-10-1910181626ND
2016-10-19101816291.000 ppb
2017-04-1904817111.000 ppb
2017-04-194181724ND
2017-04-190481817111.000 ppb
2017-04-1904181724ND
2017-04-1904181721ND
2017-09-20091917142.00 ppb
2018-04-2504241811ND
2018-04-2504241801ND
2018-10-2410241811ND
2018-10-2410241801ND
2018-11-2641321850.624 ppb
2018-11-264132210ND
2018-11-2811271829ND
2019-02-05418967212.4 ppb
2019-02-054189736ND
2019-04-0304021950ND
2019-04-03040219461.000 ppb
2019-04-0304021928ND
2019-05-0742853531.07 ppb
2019-05-074285453ND
2019-05-0742853120.763 ppb
2019-08-064377446ND
2019-08-064377442ND
2019-08-144388548ND
2019-10-2310231918ND
2019-10-2310231915ND
2019-10-2310231905ND