Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

High Springs Water Treatment Plant

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
20194.70 ppb224.30 ppb - 5.10 ppb
20207.10 ppb117.10 ppb
2021N/A00N/A
2022N/A00N/A
202312.0 ppb2211.0 ppb - 13.0 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 Result
2013-06-116.30 ppb
2013-06-1712.0 ppb
2013-11-254.10 ppb
2013-11-259.20 ppb
2019-04-035.10 ppb
2019-10-074.30 ppb
2020-03-177.10 ppb
2023-01-2313.0 ppb
2023-12-1411.0 ppb