Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Manganese

Jackson County Rural Water District 3

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
20191.10 ppb111.10 ppb
20208.67 ppb31ND - 26.0 ppb
2021ND10ND
20222.20 ppb112.20 ppb
2023ND30ND

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
2020-03-021332312ND
2020-03-021332311ND
2020-08-03146894926.0 ppb
2023-03-062461382ND
2023-03-062461383ND
2023-08-142556864ND