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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Manganese

City of San Jose - EVG/EDV/COY

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.

 

36

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
2014ND80ND
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND20ND
20173.50 ppb61ND - 21.0 ppb
20180.338 ppb142ND - 4.13 ppb
2019ND60ND

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
2014-01-219590-006-0839ND
2014-01-219590-005-0914ND
2014-02-189590-012-0902ND
2014-03-271610-004-0900ND
2014-03-271610-003-0810ND
2014-03-271610-002-1000ND
2014-03-271610-001-1130ND
2014-08-051610-007-0920ND
2016-07-191610-013-0918ND
2016-07-191610-011-0958ND
2017-01-171610-002-0835ND
2017-01-171610-001-1036ND
2017-01-171610-004-0925ND
2017-01-311610-003-0819ND
2017-05-161610-012-115821.0 ppb
2017-09-261610-013-1030ND
2018-01-161610-007-1140ND
2018-03-121803838-004AND
2018-03-121803838-001A4.13 ppb
2018-03-121803838-003AND
2018-03-121803838-002AND
2018-04-171610-007-0900ND
2018-06-041806234-001AND
2018-07-311610-007-0920ND
2018-09-101809400-004A0.601 ppb
2018-09-101809400-002AND
2018-09-101809400-001AND
2018-09-101809400-003AND
2018-10-161610-007-0820ND
2018-12-031812182-001AND
2019-01-151610-007-0830ND
2019-04-161610-007-0950ND
2019-05-141610-012-0949ND
2019-07-161610-011-1028ND
2019-08-061610-007-1105ND
2019-10-151610-007-1128ND