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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

Barnegat Twp Water Sewer

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.

 

29

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND50ND
201530.0 ppb1130.0 ppb
2016ND50ND
20178.57 ppb71ND - 60.0 ppb
20188.38 ppb98ND - 15.9 ppb
2019ND20ND

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
2014-06-123-36698ND
2014-06-133-36697.4ND
2014-06-133-36697.3ND
2014-06-133-36697.2ND
2014-06-133-36697.1ND
2015-04-013-37652-730.0 ppb
2016-04-073-39006-4ND
2016-04-073-39006-3ND
2016-04-073-39006-2ND
2016-04-073-39006-1ND
2016-04-073-39006-7ND
2017-04-073-40207-2ND
2017-05-173-40396-160.0 ppb
2017-05-173-40396-2ND
2017-05-173-40396-3ND
2017-05-173-40396-4ND
2017-07-063-40620ND
2017-10-043-40891-2ND
2018-01-3038616875.62 ppb
2018-01-3038616915.45 ppb
2018-01-3038616836.38 ppb
2018-01-30386167913.9 ppb
2018-04-063-41463-2ND
2018-07-1939948648.93 ppb
2018-07-19399463211.8 ppb
2018-07-1939946407.40 ppb
2018-07-19399463615.9 ppb
2019-04-183-43064-1MND
2019-07-163-43064-40ND