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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

Fayetteville

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.

 

12

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND10ND
2015ND10ND
2016ND10ND
2017ND10ND
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND

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
2014-12-15AI61538ND
2015-01-27AI63598ND
2016-01-25AJ04859ND
2017-01-25AJ43575ND
2018-01-31AJ79974ND
2019-01-22AK09848ND
2020-03-1635537897002SEA10.980 ppb
2020-03-1635537897001SEA14.70 ppb
2020-06-1535556621001SEA21.30 ppb
2020-09-2235579562001SEA32.40 ppb
2020-09-3035581534001SEA24.10 ppb
2020-12-0735597077001SEA42.40 ppb