Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Mitchellville Water Supply

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.

 

5

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
201960.3 ppb1160.3 ppb
202045.8 ppb1145.8 ppb
202112.6 ppb1112.6 ppb
20225.70 ppb115.70 ppb
202312.4 ppb1112.4 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 Lab ID Result
2019-12-191L91579-0160.3 ppb
2020-12-231L02002-0145.8 ppb
2021-12-211EL1935-0112.6 ppb
2022-10-181FJ1598-015.70 ppb
2023-10-021GJ0063-0112.4 ppb