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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

Two Rivers Waterworks

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.

 

28

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
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
20170.267 ppb242ND - 3.20 ppb
2018N/A00N/A
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
2017-11-071028837ND
2017-11-0710288413.20 ppb
2017-11-071028848ND
2017-11-071028840ND
2017-11-071028845ND
2017-11-071028846ND
2017-11-071028838ND
2017-11-071028842ND
2017-11-071028844ND
2017-11-071028839ND
2017-11-071028843ND
2017-11-071028847ND
2017-11-141029943ND
2017-11-1410299393.20 ppb
2017-11-141029940ND
2017-11-141029942ND
2017-11-141029941ND
2017-11-141029947ND
2017-11-141029944ND
2017-11-141029946ND
2017-11-141029945ND
2017-11-141029949ND
2017-11-141029948ND
2017-11-141029950ND
2020-02-1211737060.899 ppb
2020-06-09119241625.8 ppb
2020-09-0812132588.27 ppb
2020-12-0912319431.79 ppb