Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Sharon Water & Sewer Commission

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
201823.3 ppb442.00 ppb - 82.0 ppb
20192.00 ppb112.00 ppb
2020N/A00N/A
2021N/A00N/A
202210.7 ppb335.00 ppb - 21.0 ppb
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
2018-07-11CA882113.00 ppb
2018-09-12CB3034582.0 ppb
2018-10-03CB646906.00 ppb
2018-12-19CC170692.00 ppb
2019-05-08CD096612.00 ppb
2022-12-07CM998716.00 ppb
2022-12-07CM998735.00 ppb
2022-12-07CM9987221.0 ppb