Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Evansville

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
2018ND10ND
201951.4 ppb1151.4 ppb
2020ND10ND
202118.9 ppb1118.9 ppb
2022ND10ND
202338.1 ppb1138.1 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
2018-09-1218I0420-01_02ND
2019-08-1319H0539-0151.4 ppb
2020-07-1320G0228-01ND
2021-07-1421G0533-0118.9 ppb
2022-07-1122G0325-01ND
2023-07-1823G0720-0138.1 ppb