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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

Albany

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.

 

64

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20142.92 ppb251ND - 73.0 ppb
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND260ND
2018ND10ND
20198.12 ppb550.400 ppb - 33.5 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
2014-04-22AI38649ND
2014-10-20AI57924ND
2014-10-20AI57923ND
2014-10-20AI57922ND
2014-10-20AI57921ND
2014-10-20AI5792073.0 ppb
2014-10-20AI57919ND
2014-10-20AI57925ND
2014-10-20AI57927ND
2014-10-20AI57932ND
2014-10-20AI57931ND
2014-10-20AI57930ND
2014-10-20AI57929ND
2014-10-20AI57928ND
2014-10-20AI57926ND
2014-10-21AI58121ND
2014-10-21AI58118ND
2014-10-21AI58119ND
2014-10-21AI58120ND
2014-10-21AI58122ND
2014-10-21AI58123ND
2014-10-21AI58124ND
2014-10-23AI58342ND
2014-10-23AI58341ND
2014-10-23AI58340ND
2015-01-27AI63599ND
2016-01-26AJ05037ND
2017-01-30AJ43747ND
2017-11-27AJ74318ND
2017-11-27AJ74304ND
2017-11-27AJ74305ND
2017-11-27AJ74306ND
2017-11-27AJ74307ND
2017-11-27AJ74308ND
2017-11-27AJ74309ND
2017-11-27AJ74310ND
2017-11-27AJ74311ND
2017-11-27AJ74312ND
2017-11-27AJ74313ND
2017-11-27AJ74314ND
2017-11-27AJ74315ND
2017-11-27AJ74316ND
2017-11-27AJ74317ND
2017-11-27AJ74319ND
2017-11-28AJ74416ND
2017-11-28AJ74423ND
2017-11-28AJ74422ND
2017-11-28AJ74421ND
2017-11-28AJ74420ND
2017-11-28AJ74419ND
2017-11-28AJ74418ND
2017-11-28AJ74417ND
2017-11-28AJ74424ND
2018-01-25AJ77969ND
2019-07-1835483330001SEA133.5 ppb
2019-07-1835483330005SEA10.400 ppb
2019-07-1835483330004SEA11.30 ppb
2019-07-1835483330003SEA14.50 ppb
2019-07-1835483330002SEA10.890 ppb
2020-01-0935523262002SEA20.670 ppb
2020-01-0935523262003SEA24.10 ppb
2020-01-0935523262004SEA21.40 ppb
2020-01-0935523262001SEA21.40 ppb
2020-01-0935523262005SEA2ND