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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

City of Jackson

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.

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31

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
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
20197.10 ppb3112ND - 74.3 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
2019-03-1935455819004SEA10.560 ppb
2019-03-1935456021001SEA137.9 ppb
2019-03-1935455819001SEA122.0 ppb
2019-03-1935456021003SEA10.490 ppb
2019-03-1935455819005SEA1ND
2019-03-1935455819002SEA10.400 ppb
2019-03-1935456021002SEA1ND
2019-06-1835476802007SEA2ND
2019-06-1835476802006SEA2ND
2019-06-1835476802005SEA20.500 ppb
2019-06-1835476802004SEA2ND
2019-06-1835476802008SEA2ND
2019-06-1835476802003SEA2ND
2019-06-1835476802002SEA29.80 ppb
2019-06-1835476802001SEA274.3 ppb
2019-09-3035501724003SEA3ND
2019-09-3035501724004SEA3ND
2019-09-3035501724008SEA3ND
2019-09-3035501724002SEA32.70 ppb
2019-09-3035501724005SEA3ND
2019-09-3035501724001SEA354.1 ppb
2019-09-3035501724006SEA3ND
2019-09-3035501724007SEA3ND
2019-12-1735520076007SEA4ND
2019-12-1735520076008SEA4ND
2019-12-1735520076006SEA4ND
2019-12-1735520076005SEA4ND
2019-12-1735520076004SEA4ND
2019-12-1735520076003SEA4ND
2019-12-1735520076002SEA40.850 ppb
2019-12-1735520076001SEA416.6 ppb