Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Prairie Path Water Company-oakwood

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
20194.80 ppb114.80 ppb
20202.40 ppb112.40 ppb
20213.50 ppb113.50 ppb
20222.90 ppb112.90 ppb
202310.00 ppb1110.00 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
2018-04-128042672-01ND
2019-05-089052035-014.80 ppb
2020-04-070041825-012.40 ppb
2021-04-06ED01159-013.50 ppb
2022-04-19FD03594-012.90 ppb
2023-05-11GE02831-0110.00 ppb