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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

City of Hastings

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.

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32

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
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
20180.0932 ppb323ND - 1.48 ppb
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
2018-05-073929703ND
2018-05-073929707ND
2018-05-073929367ND
2018-05-083931423ND
2018-05-083931048ND
2018-05-083931419ND
2018-05-083931415ND
2018-05-1639393231.06 ppb
2018-05-163939120ND
2018-05-163939229ND
2018-05-2939481921.48 ppb
2018-05-293947490ND
2018-05-293948038ND
2018-05-293947745ND
2018-05-303949104ND
2018-05-303949100ND
2018-10-034077885ND
2018-10-034077427ND
2018-10-104085209ND
2018-10-104085156ND
2018-10-104085160ND
2018-10-154090195ND
2018-10-1540901590.441 ppb
2018-10-154090191ND
2018-10-234099224ND
2018-10-234099121ND
2018-10-234099125ND
2018-10-234099300ND
2018-10-294104463ND
2018-10-294104459ND
2018-10-294104527ND
2018-10-304105591ND