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Manganese

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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.

 

22

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
2019ND40ND
2020ND40ND
2021ND60ND
2022ND30ND
2023ND10ND

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
2018-02-26AJ84558ND
2018-05-07AJ88936ND
2018-07-31AJ96067ND
2018-11-28AK06877ND
2019-02-19AK11669ND
2019-05-14AK17456ND
2019-07-29AK23773ND
2019-11-20AK37175ND
2020-05-11AK45785ND
2020-07-08AK50253ND
2020-10-06AK61873ND
2020-10-07AK61992ND
2021-03-16AK71400ND
2021-03-16AK71401ND
2021-05-10AK75017ND
2021-05-10AK75018ND
2021-09-22AK86898ND
2021-11-16AK90889ND
2022-02-08AK94977ND
2022-02-09AK95160ND
2022-04-20AK99445ND
2023-04-26AL30314ND