Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Junction City Waterworks

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
20182.00 ppb112.00 ppb
20193.10 ppb113.10 ppb
20201.10 ppb21ND - 2.20 ppb
20214.20 ppb114.20 ppb
2022ND10ND
2023ND20ND

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
2018-05-01Y1812300042.00 ppb
2019-05-13Y1913600553.10 ppb
2020-01-28Y200300005ND
2020-06-15Y2017000242.20 ppb
2021-04-20Y2111100254.20 ppb
2022-05-23Y221460055ND
2023-01-31Y230330008ND
2023-05-30Y231520035ND