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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

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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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98

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

1

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
201612.6 ppb289ND - 140.0 ppb
2017N/A00N/A
20187.86 ppb1915ND - 37.4 ppb
20197.57 ppb5133ND - 46.0 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
2016-02-23160200406-1ND
2016-02-23160200406-8ND
2016-02-23160200406-4ND
2016-02-23160200406-10ND
2016-02-23160200406-220.0 ppb
2016-02-23160200406-7ND
2016-02-23160200406-6ND
2016-02-23160200406-5ND
2016-02-23160200406-3ND
2016-02-23160200406-9ND
2016-02-2416020433-1040.0 ppb
2016-02-2416020433-11ND
2016-02-2416020433-13ND
2016-02-2416020433-4ND
2016-02-2416020433-2ND
2016-02-2416020433-14ND
2016-02-2416020433-6ND
2016-02-2416020433-7ND
2016-02-2416020433-3ND
2016-02-2416020433-152.00 ppb
2016-02-2416020433-130.0 ppb
2016-02-2416020433-930.0 ppb
2016-02-2416020433-1230.0 ppb
2016-02-2416020433-830.0 ppb
2016-02-2416020433-530.0 ppb
2016-10-311611-00003-2ND
2016-10-311611-00003-1140.0 ppb
2016-10-311611-00003-3ND
2018-09-0523366220032.10 ppb
2018-09-05233662400516.4 ppb
2018-09-05233662600126.8 ppb
2018-09-0523366270011.000 ppb
2018-09-05233662600334.6 ppb
2018-09-0523366290030.460 ppb
2018-09-0523366280030.430 ppb
2018-09-0523366290012.90 ppb
2018-09-0523366220010.810 ppb
2018-09-052336622005ND
2018-09-05233662400118.3 ppb
2018-09-05233662400337.4 ppb
2018-09-052336628005ND
2018-09-0523366270030.820 ppb
2018-09-052336628007ND
2018-09-052336628001ND
2018-09-0523366290076.00 ppb
2018-09-0523366290050.740 ppb
2018-09-0523366270050.490 ppb
2019-04-03680-166991-14ND
2019-04-03680-166991-21ND
2019-04-03680-166991-13ND
2019-04-03680-166991-16ND
2019-04-03680-166991-246.0 ppb
2019-04-03680-166991-336.0 ppb
2019-04-03680-166991-730.0 ppb
2019-04-03680-166991-819.0 ppb
2019-04-03680-166991-616.0 ppb
2019-04-03680-166991-513.0 ppb
2019-04-03680-166991-209.10 ppb
2019-04-03680-166991-98.60 ppb
2019-04-03680-166991-104.60 ppb
2019-04-03680-166991-283.20 ppb
2019-04-03680-166991-13.10 ppb
2019-04-03680-166991-222.90 ppb
2019-04-03680-166991-261.60 ppb
2019-04-03680-166991-121.60 ppb
2019-04-03680-166991-19ND
2019-04-03680-166991-27ND
2019-04-03680-166991-23ND
2019-04-03680-166991-11ND
2019-04-03680-166991-15ND
2019-04-03680-166991-18ND
2019-04-03680-166991-24ND
2019-04-16302847202913.4 ppb
2019-04-163028472019ND
2019-04-163028472005ND
2019-04-1630284720074.60 ppb
2019-04-1630284720150.430 ppb
2019-04-163028472021ND
2019-04-163028472025ND
2019-04-16302847203330.1 ppb
2019-04-16302847202813.5 ppb
2019-04-163028472011ND
2019-04-1630284720034.00 ppb
2019-04-1630284720230.620 ppb
2019-04-1630284720171.40 ppb
2019-04-1630284720013.10 ppb
2019-04-1630284720090.470 ppb
2019-04-16302847203127.0 ppb
2019-04-1630284720131.30 ppb
2019-04-16302847202722.3 ppb
2019-07-233047375005ND
2019-07-23304737500120.2 ppb
2019-07-2330473750031.30 ppb
2019-09-17305839300124.8 ppb
2019-09-25681-174609-120.0 ppb
2019-09-25681-174609-2ND
2019-09-30680-174771-11.70 ppb
2019-12-1830766680010.910 ppb