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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.

 

9

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
2015ND20ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
20185.60 ppb31ND - 16.8 ppb
20190.815 ppb440.514 ppb - 1.000 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
2015-08-18AC57698ND
2015-08-18AC57697ND
2018-08-22AD31386ND
2018-08-22AD31387ND
2018-08-22AD3138816.8 ppb
2019-02-1935449588001SEA11.000 ppb
2019-02-2035449800001SEA10.840 ppb
2019-08-209092300-01A0.514 ppb
2019-08-219092300-02A0.904 ppb