Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Hampton

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.

 

6

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND20ND
2019ND10ND
202018.5 ppb53ND - 73.4 ppb
202128.3 ppb3328.0 ppb - 29.0 ppb
2022ND20ND
2023ND20ND

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
2018-08-15AJ98004ND
2018-08-15AJ98005ND
2019-02-19AK11644ND
2021-05-13AK7513929.0 ppb
2021-05-13AK7514028.0 ppb
2021-05-13AK7514128.0 ppb