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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

Ridge Creek Water Company LLC

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.

 

44

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
20151.40 ppb226ND - 21.2 ppb
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
20180.361 ppb224ND - 2.69 ppb
2019N/A00N/A

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
2015-09-01AC547151.10 ppb
2015-09-01AC54708ND
2015-09-01AC54699ND
2015-09-01AC54700ND
2015-09-01AC54707ND
2015-09-01AC547181.85 ppb
2015-09-01AC547111.58 ppb
2015-09-01AC54712ND
2015-09-01AC547131.38 ppb
2015-09-01AC547143.79 ppb
2015-09-01AC54702ND
2015-09-01AC54719ND
2015-09-01AC5472021.2 ppb
2015-09-01AC54717ND
2015-09-01AC54716ND
2015-09-01AC54710ND
2015-09-01AC54703ND
2015-09-01AC54704ND
2015-09-01AC54705ND
2015-09-01AC54706ND
2015-09-01AC54709ND
2015-09-01AC54701ND
2018-07-23AD29450ND
2018-07-23AD29459ND
2018-07-23AD29454ND
2018-07-23AD29453ND
2018-07-23AD29451ND
2018-07-23AD29449ND
2018-07-23AD29452ND
2018-07-24AD294691.87 ppb
2018-07-24AD29468ND
2018-07-24AD294671.67 ppb
2018-07-24AD29466ND
2018-07-24AD29465ND
2018-07-24AD29464ND
2018-07-24AD294632.69 ppb
2018-07-24AD294621.71 ppb
2018-07-24AD29461ND
2018-07-24AD29460ND
2018-07-24AD29458ND
2018-07-24AD29457ND
2018-07-24AD29456ND
2018-07-24AD29455ND
2018-07-24AD29448ND