Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Panoche 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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

1

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201845.0 ppb1145.0 ppb
201930.0 ppb1130.0 ppb
20208.70 ppb118.70 ppb
2021ND10ND
202246.0 ppb1146.0 ppb
2023130.0 ppb11130.0 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
2018-03-26CA1000345_001_001-20180326130045.0 ppb
2019-03-25CA1000345_001_001-20190325093030.0 ppb
2020-03-23CA1000345_001_001-2020032308008.70 ppb
2021-03-16CA1000345_001_001-202103160750ND
2022-06-27CA1000345_001_001-20220627103046.0 ppb
2023-06-14CA1000345_001_001-202306141125130.0 ppb