Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Atkinson

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
20181.64 ppb111.64 ppb
2019N/A00N/A
2020N/A00N/A
20211.45 ppb111.45 ppb
2022N/A00N/A
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
2014-03-18305838P1.04 ppb
2014-03-18105907Q1.66 ppb
2014-09-23309136PND
2014-09-23109053Q2.35 ppb
2018-07-10180700283-001_011.64 ppb
2021-07-20210700663-0011.45 ppb