Manganese

City of Kingsburg

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.

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Samples

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

Year	Average result	Samples taken	Detections	Range of results
2014	N/A	0	0	N/A
2015	N/A	0	0	N/A
2016	ND	7	0	ND
2017	N/A	0	0	N/A
2018	0.304 ppb	7	2	ND - 1.30 ppb
2019	1.75 ppb	14	3	ND - 23.0 ppb

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
2016-07-21	5867-006-1150	ND
2016-07-21	5867-007-1100	ND
2016-07-21	5867-009-1215	ND
2016-07-21	5867-010-1115	ND
2016-07-21	5867-011-1035	ND
2016-07-21	5867-013-1135	ND
2016-07-21	5867-012-1020	ND
2018-09-18	A8I0611-03	ND
2018-09-18	A8I0611-02	ND
2018-09-18	A8I0611-04	ND
2018-09-18	A8I0611-01	ND
2018-09-18	A8I0611-05	ND
2018-09-18	A8I0611-06	0.830 ppb
2018-09-18	A8I0611-07	1.30 ppb
2019-03-12	A9B1407-05	ND
2019-03-12	A9B1407-04	ND
2019-03-12	A9B1407-06	0.580 ppb
2019-03-12	A9B1407-03	ND
2019-03-12	A9B1407-07	ND
2019-03-12	A9B1407-02	ND
2019-03-12	A9B1407-01	0.910 ppb
2019-07-16	5810-013-1150	ND
2019-07-16	5810-012-1058	ND
2019-07-16	5810-011-1046	23.0 ppb
2019-07-16	5810-010-1130	ND
2019-07-16	5810-009-1210	ND
2019-07-16	5810-007-1114	ND
2019-07-16	5810-006-1145	ND