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Manganese

Sleepy Hollow

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.

 

8

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND10ND
2019ND10ND
20200.786 ppb141ND - 11.0 ppb
2021ND250ND
2022ND410ND
2023ND500ND

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
2015-01-19111004PND
2015-01-19311096P2.58 ppb
2015-04-20112924P1.17 ppb
2015-04-20313022P2.19 ppb
2015-07-21114577Q1.15 ppb
2015-07-21314670P4.66 ppb
2015-10-20115797QND
2015-10-20315896P3.81 ppb