Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Meriden Water Division

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.

 

46

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20183.62 ppb119ND - 14.2 ppb
20193.45 ppb551.05 ppb - 6.62 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
20235.77 ppb3024ND - 53.0 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
2018-04-243919892ND
2018-05-0839313394.60 ppb
2018-05-0839311871.94 ppb
2018-05-0839311041.22 ppb
2018-05-0839310560.830 ppb
2018-10-1040857028.04 ppb
2018-10-1040858352.95 ppb
2018-10-1640915085.04 ppb
2018-11-064112996ND
2018-11-0641130071.04 ppb
2018-11-06411311414.2 ppb
2019-02-0641904622.08 ppb
2019-02-1341972231.05 ppb
2019-04-2442718913.12 ppb
2019-04-3042781256.62 ppb
2019-04-3042781084.37 ppb
2023-05-17CO08065ND
2023-05-17CO080648.00 ppb
2023-05-17CO080665.00 ppb
2023-05-17CO08067ND
2023-05-17CO0806810.00 ppb
2023-05-17CO080692.00 ppb
2023-05-17CO080703.00 ppb
2023-05-17CO080712.00 ppb
2023-05-17CO080727.00 ppb
2023-05-24CO134002.00 ppb
2023-05-24CO13401ND
2023-05-24CO1340233.0 ppb
2023-05-24CO134032.00 ppb
2023-05-24CO134042.00 ppb
2023-05-31CO16781ND
2023-09-13CO985392.00 ppb
2023-09-13CO985413.00 ppb
2023-09-13CO985402.00 ppb
2023-09-13CO985533.00 ppb
2023-09-13CO98552ND
2023-09-13CO985512.00 ppb
2023-09-13CO98550ND
2023-09-13CO985498.00 ppb
2023-09-13CO985485.00 ppb
2023-09-13CO985477.00 ppb
2023-09-13CO985468.00 ppb
2023-09-13CO985452.00 ppb
2023-09-13CO985441.000 ppb
2023-09-13CO9854353.0 ppb
2023-09-13CO985421.000 ppb