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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

Plainview Municipal Water System

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.

 

35

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

1

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND60ND
2015ND10ND
20160.0920 ppb51ND - 0.460 ppb
2017ND60ND
201845.8 ppb128ND - 417.0 ppb
2019ND50ND

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
2014-01-14Q1400667015ND
2014-01-14Q1400667005ND
2014-01-14Q1400667004ND
2014-01-14Q1400667003ND
2014-01-15Q1400995014ND
2014-01-15Q1400995013ND
2015-01-21Q1501905004ND
2016-01-19Q1602114002ND
2016-01-19Q1602114001ND
2016-06-15Q16243670040.460 ppb
2016-12-01Q1652259003ND
2016-12-01Q1652259020ND
2017-02-07Q1705153018ND
2017-02-07Q1705153019ND
2017-02-07Q1705153017ND
2017-08-30Q1740337004ND
2017-08-30Q1740337022ND
2017-08-30Q1740337003ND
2018-02-20Q180727700252.9 ppb
2018-02-20Q180727700121.0 ppb
2018-02-20Q18072770043.70 ppb
2018-02-20Q180727700326.6 ppb
2018-03-13Q1810167002ND
2018-05-21Q1820673001ND
2018-08-16Q1833023002417.0 ppb
2018-08-16Q18330230036.90 ppb
2018-08-16Q18330230017.30 ppb
2018-08-16Q1833023004ND
2018-08-16Q1833023005ND
2018-11-06Q184460800114.4 ppb
2019-01-10Q1901546001ND
2019-04-11Q1914701005ND
2019-07-16Q1945209020ND
2019-07-16Q1945209019ND
2019-07-16Q1945209018ND