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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

City of Detroit

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.

 

16

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
20190.0733 ppb122ND - 0.480 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
2019-04-1635462562001SEA1ND
2019-04-1635462562002SEA1ND
2019-04-1635462562003SEA1ND
2019-04-1635462562004SEA10.480 ppb
2019-07-1635483078001SEA2ND
2019-07-1635483078002SEA2ND
2019-07-1635483078003SEA2ND
2019-07-1635483078004SEA20.400 ppb
2019-10-1535505732001SEA3ND
2019-10-1535505732002SEA3ND
2019-10-1535505732003SEA3ND
2019-10-1535505732004SEA3ND
2020-01-1435524741002SEA4ND
2020-01-1435524741003SEA4ND
2020-01-1435524741004SEA40.670 ppb
2020-02-0535528895001SEA4ND