Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Beaver 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.

 

7

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20181.30 ppb111.30 ppb
2019ND10ND
2020ND10ND
2021ND10ND
2022ND10ND
202325.0 ppb21ND - 50.0 ppb

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
2018-02-07Y1804000011.30 ppb
2019-02-05Y190380018ND
2020-02-04Y200370001ND
2021-02-03Y210350065ND
2022-02-01Y220330011ND
2023-02-08Y230400021ND
2023-02-08Y23040008350.0 ppb