Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Sparta

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.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
201868.0 ppb1168.0 ppb
20194.90 ppb114.90 ppb
20204.36 ppb442.37 ppb - 6.98 ppb
20212.10 ppb112.10 ppb
20227.30 ppb117.30 ppb
20235.20 ppb115.20 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
2018-05-248054689-0168.0 ppb
2019-06-039060414-014.90 ppb
2020-02-04117075P6.98 ppb
2020-05-06118297P2.43 ppb
2020-08-05120326P5.68 ppb
2020-11-04122411P2.37 ppb
2021-05-20EE04379-012.10 ppb
2022-06-21FF04335-017.30 ppb
2023-06-14GF03081-015.20 ppb