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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

Golden State Water Company - Barstow

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.

 

40

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
2014ND150ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016N/A00N/A
20173.65 ppb171ND - 62.0 ppb
2018N/A00N/A
20190.513 ppb82ND - 2.30 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
2014-02-112706-034-0749ND
2014-02-112706-033-0716ND
2014-02-112706-014-0700ND
2014-02-112706-017-0732ND
2014-02-112706-019-0801ND
2014-02-122706-013-0843ND
2014-02-122706-012-0717ND
2014-02-122706-011-0730ND
2014-02-122706-009-0747ND
2014-02-122706-008-0804ND
2014-02-182706-020-0936ND
2014-02-182706-001-0841ND
2014-02-182706-002-0817ND
2014-02-182706-003-0750ND
2014-02-182706-021-0911ND
2017-02-219590-017-1231ND
2017-02-219590-018-1426ND
2017-02-219590-014-1326ND
2017-02-219590-033-1509ND
2017-02-249590-013-0921ND
2017-02-249590-012-1029ND
2017-02-249590-011-1056ND
2017-02-249590-009-1158ND
2017-02-249590-008-1130ND
2017-03-039590-002-1150ND
2017-03-039590-021-1040ND
2017-03-039590-005-1245ND
2017-03-039590-003-122662.0 ppb
2017-03-039590-001-1115ND
2017-09-279590-034-1109ND
2017-11-219590-019-1141ND
2017-12-059590-020-1231ND
2019-03-20201903200496ND
2019-03-202019032004942.30 ppb
2019-03-20201903200497ND
2019-03-20201903200495ND
2019-09-23201909230993ND
2019-09-232019092309911.80 ppb
2019-09-23201909230994ND
2019-09-23201909230992ND