Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Nauvoo

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
20186.90 ppb116.90 ppb
2019ND10ND
20201.40 ppb111.40 ppb
20214.20 ppb114.20 ppb
20223.00 ppb113.00 ppb
20231.70 ppb111.70 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
2018-03-088031580-016.90 ppb
2019-03-199033197-01ND
2020-03-170033505-011.40 ppb
2021-03-24EC04613-014.20 ppb
2022-03-24FC04656-013.00 ppb
2023-03-22GC03955-011.70 ppb