Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Carthage

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
201812.9 ppb1112.9 ppb
201916.9 ppb1116.9 ppb
2020ND10ND
20218.91 ppb118.91 ppb
20228.55 ppb225.00 ppb - 12.1 ppb
2023N/A00N/A

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
2018-03-0418030694-00212.9 ppb
2019-02-03190200106-05_0116.9 ppb
2020-02-162003638-001AND
2021-02-28210300068-0028.91 ppb
2022-02-07220200240-00212.1 ppb
2022-04-26220400875-0025.00 ppb