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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

Virgin Valley Water District

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.

 

50

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014ND60ND
2015ND60ND
2016ND60ND
2017ND60ND
20180.667 ppb151ND - 10.00 ppb
20193.65 ppb112ND - 37.0 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
2014-07-161407469-003ND
2014-07-161407469-004ND
2014-07-161407469-005ND
2014-07-161407469-006ND
2014-07-161407469-001ND
2014-07-161407469-002ND
2015-07-151507436-006ND
2015-07-151507436-001ND
2015-07-151507436-005ND
2015-07-1515071436-004ND
2015-07-151507436-003ND
2015-07-151507436-002ND
2016-07-201607586-002ND
2016-07-201607586-003ND
2016-07-201607586-004ND
2016-07-201607586-005ND
2016-07-201607586-006ND
2016-07-201607586-001ND
2017-07-191707521-005ND
2017-07-191707521-001ND
2017-07-191707521-006ND
2017-07-191707521-004ND
2017-07-191707521-003ND
2017-07-191707521-002ND
2018-06-201806612-003ND
2018-06-201806612-002ND
2018-06-201806612-001ND
2018-07-051807099-001ND
2018-07-051807098-002ND
2018-07-051807098-00110.00 ppb
2018-07-181807612-001ND
2018-07-181807612-002ND
2018-07-19201807110763ND
2018-07-19201807110764ND
2018-07-19201807110765ND
2018-07-19201807110760ND
2018-07-19201807110762ND
2018-07-19201807110761ND
2018-09-1918090629-001ND
2019-01-23201901240242ND
2019-01-2320190124023737.0 ppb
2019-01-23201901240255ND
2019-01-232019012402403.20 ppb
2019-01-23201901240270ND
2019-06-1919060631-002ND
2019-06-1919060631-001ND
2019-07-0119070015-001ND
2019-07-1719070638-002ND
2019-07-1719070638-001ND
2019-09-2519090892-001ND