Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

City Of Waterford

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
2018ND10ND
2019N/A00N/A
2020ND30ND
2021ND10ND
2022N/A00N/A
2023ND30ND

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
2018-07-18CA5010006_004_004-201807181140ND
2020-04-15CA5010006_001_001-202004151130ND
2020-04-15CA5010006_006_006-202004151035ND
2020-04-15CA5010006_005_005-202004151225ND
2021-07-20CA5010006_004_004-202107201140ND
2023-05-17CA5010006_001_001-202305171010ND
2023-05-17CA5010006_006_006-202305171020ND
2023-05-17CA5010006_005_005-202305170950ND