Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Malaga County 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.

 

9

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
2019ND30ND
20200.933 ppb31ND - 2.80 ppb
2021ND30ND
2022N/A00N/A
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
2019-08-13CA1010042_012_012-201908130817ND
2019-08-13CA1010042_007_007-201908130840ND
2019-08-13CA1010042_006_006-201908130805ND
2020-06-18CA1010042_007_007-202006181007ND
2020-06-18CA1010042_012_012-2020061810302.80 ppb
2020-06-18CA1010042_006_006-202006181018ND
2021-05-11CA1010042_006_006-202105110854ND
2021-05-11CA1010042_012_012-202105110930ND
2021-05-11CA1010042_007_007-202105110910ND