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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

Travis County WCID 17

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.

 

18

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
20160.600 ppb21ND - 1.20 ppb
2017ND20ND
2018ND20ND
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
2014-03-19AC47568ND
2015-03-19AC85223ND
2016-05-17AD36948ND
2016-11-07AD567401.20 ppb
2017-01-26AD67050ND
2017-12-07AE07151ND
2018-03-06AE16882ND
2018-08-15AE37109ND
2019-01-23AE50863ND
2019-01-23AE50864ND
2020-03-12Q20104110010.700 ppb
2020-03-12Q2010411002ND
2020-06-24Q2025236001ND
2020-06-24Q20252360020.800 ppb
2020-09-29Q20380990010.400 ppb
2020-09-29Q2038099002ND
2020-12-31Q20504740011.10 ppb
2020-12-31Q20504740020.700 ppb