Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Bud Well #7 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
2018ND20ND
20193.00 ppb113.00 ppb
20200.933 ppb330.300 ppb - 2.00 ppb
20211.50 ppb21ND - 3.00 ppb
20222.00 ppb221.000 ppb - 3.00 ppb
20231.000 ppb21ND - 2.00 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
2018-04-09ND
2018-04-09ND
2019-04-093.00 ppb
2021-04-143.00 ppb
2021-06-16ND
2022-04-061.000 ppb
2022-04-113.00 ppb
2023-04-04ND
2023-04-042.00 ppb