Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Ariton Water Works

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
201920.2 ppb556.50 ppb - 68.0 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
202221.6 ppb338.80 ppb - 31.0 ppb
2023N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

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
2019-06-2520110070001_IIOC10.00 ppb
2019-06-2520110070001_IIOCA10.00 ppb
2019-06-2520110070002_IIOC6.50 ppb
2019-06-2520110070002_IIOCA6.50 ppb
2019-06-2520110070003_IIOC68.0 ppb
2022-09-0935745471001_IIOC25.0 ppb
2022-09-0935745471002_IIOC8.80 ppb
2022-10-2735756043001_IIOC31.0 ppb