Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Global Foods Processing Inc.

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)

9

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018N/A00N/A
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
2021921.5 ppb11921.5 ppb
2022803.6 ppb44296.2 ppb - 1,070.0 ppb
2023806.9 ppb44730.7 ppb - 888.5 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
2021-11-1621039506-324081921.5 ppb
2022-02-1722005513-3373591,070.0 ppb
2022-04-2122012703-346230296.2 ppb
2022-07-2722024778-360554880.0 ppb
2022-10-1822035284-373156968.0 ppb
2023-02-0123003953-388578814.2 ppb
2023-05-1623015649-402988730.7 ppb
2023-09-1423029685-419960794.3 ppb
2023-11-0723036881-428689888.5 ppb